Johan August Sandels

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Field Marshal Count Johan August Sandels
Portrait by Per Krafft the Younger
Born	(1764-08-31)31 August 1764 Stockholm, Sweden
Died	22 January 1831(1831-01-22) (aged 66) Stockholm, Sweden
Buried	Klara Church
Allegiance	Sweden
Service / branch	Swedish Army
Years of service	1775–1827
Rank	Field Marshal
Battles / wars	Finnish War Battle of Pulkkila Battle of Koljonvirta War of the Sixth Coalition Combat of Roßlau
Awards	Royal Order of the Seraphim Commander with the Great Cross of the Order of the Sword Knight with the Great Cross of the Order of the Sword Lord of the Realm
Spouse(s)	Ulrika Elisabeth Hermelin
Children	6
Other work	Governor-general of Norway
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Count Johan August Sandels (31 August 1764 – 22 January 1831)^[1] was a Swedish soldier and politician, being appointed Governor-general of Norway (Riksståthållare in Swedish, Rigsstatholder in Dano-Norwegian) 1818 and Field Marshal in 1824. He also served as acting Governor of Stockholm in 1815.