August Myhrberg

August Maximilian Myhrberg
1863 pencil drawing of Myhrberg by Severin Falkman
Birth nameMatts August Myhrberg
Born24 July 1797 (1797-07-24)
Raahe, Kingdom of Sweden
Died31 March 1867(1867-03-31) (aged 69)
Stockholm, Kingdom of Sweden
Allegiance Kingdom of Sweden
First Hellenic Republic (1825–1831)
Congress Poland (1831)
Years of service1823–1848
RankMajor
CommandsFortress of Palamidi
Battles/warsHundred Thousand Sons of Saint Louis
Greek War of Independence

August Maximilian Myhrberg (24 July 1797 – 31 March 1867) was a Finnish-Swedish[1][2] military officer and revolutionary. After abandoning his studies at the Uppsala University, he pursued a military career by supporting the liberals in the Hundred Thousand Sons of Saint Louis revolution, the Greeks in the Greek War of Independence and the Polish rebels in the November Uprising. His adventures were mythologized in his native Sweden and his persona was idealized by late 19th century Finnish nationalists.

  1. ^ Schöldström, Birger (1897). "Den tappre major Myhrberg : en hjälte från Greklands första frihetskrig" [The Brave Major Myhrberg: a Hero of Greece's First War of Independence] (PDF) (in Swedish). eBooks on Demand. Retrieved 2 February 2021. denne svenskfinske frihetskämpes ... Fadern var af svensk börd och kapten i svenska armén
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference SHP was invoked but never defined (see the help page).