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Count Gustav Horn af Björneborg (October 22, 1592 – May 10, 1657) was a Swedish nobleman of Finnish descent, military officer, and Governor-General. He was appointed member of the Royal Council in 1625, Field Marshal in 1628, Governor General of Livonia in 1652 and Lord High Constable since 1653.
Gustav Horn, educated in military sciences under Maurice of Orange, deemed by many to be the first military innovator of the modern military era. By the age of 35 he was elevated to the rank of field marshal – by the king's own hand on the field of battle.
- 1630-1635
- Throughout the Holy Roman Empire
Gustav Horn (22 October 1592-10 May 1657) was a Finnish general who served as a Field Marshal of Sweden during the Thirty Years' War. Gustav Horn was born in Orbyhus Castle, Uppland, Sweden in 1592; he came from a Finnish noble family.
Gustav Horn, Count of Pori, was a Finnish nobleman, military officer, and Governor-General of the Swedish Empire. He served as a commander in the Thirty Years' War and secured victory at the Battle of Breitenfeld.
Gustav Horn. Non Resident Research Fellow , DG ECFIN EU Commission. Gustav A. Horn studied economics at the University of Bonn (Degree: Diplom-Volkswirt) and at the London School of Economics (Degree: M.Sc.). He got his PhD. at TU Berlin in 1992 and worked at DIW Berlin from 1986 to 2004.
Since 2005, he has been Scientific Director at the newly founded Institut für Makroökonomie und Konjunkturforschung (IMK) in the Hans Böckler Foundation. In 2007 he became apl. professor at the University of Flensburg and in 2012 at the University of Duisburg -Essen.
Royal Marshal Count Gustav Horn, a cautious soldier, commanded the Swedish left, flanking the Saxons. Some 23,000 cavalry, 940 infantry, and an additional 464 dragoons comprised his command. The center was made up of 6,654 men led by Maj. Gen. Maximilian Teuffel.
