Carl Gustaf Creutz

Carl Gustaf Creutz
Carl Gustaf Creutz by Johan David Schwartz
Born	(1660-01-25)25 January 1660 Falun, Dalarna, Sweden
Died	12 March 1728(1728-03-12) (aged 68) Stockholm, Sweden
Allegiance	Sweden
Service / branch	Cavalry
Years of service	1676-1728
Rank	General
Commands	Life Regiment of Horse
Battles / wars	Scanian War Battle of Halmstad Battle of Lund Battle of Landskrona Great Northern War Landing at Humlebæk Battle of Petschora Battle of Narva Crossing of the Düna Battle of Kliszów Battle of Pułtusk Siege of Lachowicze Battle of Kletsk Battle of Grodno Battle of Holowczyn Battle of Poltava
Spouse(s)	Sofia Kristina Natt och Dag
Children	Lorentz Creutz Beata Sophia
Relations	Lorentz Creutz (father), Elsa Duwall (mother)

Carl Gustaf Creutz (25 January 1660 − 12 March 1728) was a Swedish general.

He served as a page of Charles XI and experienced the Scanian War and by 1691 he was a captain in the Life Regiment of Horse. The Great Northern War began in 1700 and Creutz participated in the Landing on Humlebæk. He distinguished himself at the battles of Petschora and Kletsh. Promotions to major and lieutenant colonel then came quickly. Creutz became a colonel in 1704. The Battle of Poltava in 1709 brought Creutz command of the entire cavalry. However, he had to surrender soon after Perevolotnya. After Count Piper's death, he was the senior Swedish prisoner in Russia, of which his extant correspondence bears visible witness. In 1722, he was able to return to Sweden and service in the cavalry. He was named a general that year.

References

• "Carl Gustav Creutz" Svensk biograpfiskt lexikon. Retrieved December 13, 2021.