Jørgen Christopher von Klenow was a Dano-Norwegian military officer. Jørgen von Klenow was born in Mecklenburg, (now Germany) and died in 1723 in Copenhagen, Denmark. He was commandant of Akershus fortress, Christiania, Norway from 1712 through 1719. This included the period in which Akershus successfully repelled the advance of King Charles XII of Sweden on Christiania and the siege of Akershus. During March 1716, Akershus fortress, was besieged by a Swedish force of 10,000 troops. Jørgen von Klenow managed to collect 3,000 defenders and endured a long siege, before the Swedes finally had to retire. Norwegian forces remained intact, and forced a retreat from the capital at 29 April after inflicting significant losses of men and material. Jørgen Christopher von Klenow then took command of
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| - Jørgen Christopher von Klenow född ? i Mecklenburg i Tyskland, död 1723 i Köpenhamn, Danmark, var en dansk-norsk officer som var kommendant på Akershus fästning under perioden 1712-1719. Under denna period, från den 8 mars 1716, belägrades fästningen av den svenske kungen Karl XII med 10 000 man. von Klenow lyckades samla 3 000 försvarare och höll ut en långvarig belägring. De svenska trupperna tvingades dra sig tillbaka. von Klenow flyttades till Köpenhamn där han förde befäl över stadens viktigaste befästning Kastellet. von Klenow innehade denna post fram till sin död 1723. (sv)
- Jørgen Christopher von Klenow was a Dano-Norwegian military officer. Jørgen von Klenow was born in Mecklenburg, (now Germany) and died in 1723 in Copenhagen, Denmark. He was commandant of Akershus fortress, Christiania, Norway from 1712 through 1719. This included the period in which Akershus successfully repelled the advance of King Charles XII of Sweden on Christiania and the siege of Akershus. During March 1716, Akershus fortress, was besieged by a Swedish force of 10,000 troops. Jørgen von Klenow managed to collect 3,000 defenders and endured a long siege, before the Swedes finally had to retire. Norwegian forces remained intact, and forced a retreat from the capital at 29 April after inflicting significant losses of men and material. Jørgen Christopher von Klenow then took command of (en)
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| - Jørgen Christopher von Klenow was a Dano-Norwegian military officer. Jørgen von Klenow was born in Mecklenburg, (now Germany) and died in 1723 in Copenhagen, Denmark. He was commandant of Akershus fortress, Christiania, Norway from 1712 through 1719. This included the period in which Akershus successfully repelled the advance of King Charles XII of Sweden on Christiania and the siege of Akershus. During March 1716, Akershus fortress, was besieged by a Swedish force of 10,000 troops. Jørgen von Klenow managed to collect 3,000 defenders and endured a long siege, before the Swedes finally had to retire. Norwegian forces remained intact, and forced a retreat from the capital at 29 April after inflicting significant losses of men and material. Jørgen Christopher von Klenow then took command of Kastellet—the fortifications of Copenhagen, Denmark from 1719 until his death in 1723. (en)
- Jørgen Christopher von Klenow född ? i Mecklenburg i Tyskland, död 1723 i Köpenhamn, Danmark, var en dansk-norsk officer som var kommendant på Akershus fästning under perioden 1712-1719. Under denna period, från den 8 mars 1716, belägrades fästningen av den svenske kungen Karl XII med 10 000 man. von Klenow lyckades samla 3 000 försvarare och höll ut en långvarig belägring. De svenska trupperna tvingades dra sig tillbaka. von Klenow flyttades till Köpenhamn där han förde befäl över stadens viktigaste befästning Kastellet. von Klenow innehade denna post fram till sin död 1723. (sv)
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