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Swedish officers in the French Army in Mexico & Algeria 1860s 1869 Paid domestic letter within Algeria Blidah - Alger. Place (*=cds) Date *=cancel Blidah* 4.11 nr “5013”* = Blidah Alger* 4.11 The cancels with large numbers were in use in Algeria Jun. 1, 1863 - Mar. 1876. 20 centimes, Y29A, domestic (Algeria & France) letter –10g. Jul. 1, 1854 - Aug. 31, 1871. Sw. Lieutenant Count A. H. Mauritz Gyllenram (1840-1926) from the Sw. Royal Inf. Reg. of Elfsborg (I15) served 16 months in the French 1 and 2 Zouaves Regiments 1868-1869. nd st The Danish-Prussian (Slesvig-Holstein) War 1864 1864 Unpaid letter by Field Post Augustenborg, Denmark - Stockholm. Place Date *=cancel Augustenborg, 7.5 By Dan- Feltpost No3* ish Field Post via Köbehavn Exchange PO Black “Obetaldt”* “36” & (unpaid) By Train st Stockholm 1 12.5 1 jour- Tur* (mail ney of delivery day cancel) The Swedish chief surgeon and Profes- Become “Commander of 2nd degree 36 öre, letter –1 lod sor of Surgery Carl Gustaf Santesson of the Danish Order of Dannebrog” (=13.3g) Denmark & Sles- served at a Danish military field hospital May 5, 1864. Received for valuable vig direct to Sweden Jul. in Augustenborg on Als, Denmark. service to Denmark. 1, 1858 - Sep. 30, 1865. Prussia and Austria declared Denmark war 18 In April and May the Danish army is still holding the January 1864 and marched into Slesvig 1 February. island Als and northern part of Jylland. At the battle of The Danish Army had about 38000 men and the Als 29 June. the Danes were defeated and 14 July the combined forces of Prussia (58000) and Austria (23000) whole of Jylland had been conquered by the enemy. were about 81000 men. After losing the battles at the Danish important defence line “Dannevirke” the Danish A Peace Treaty is signed Aug. 1, 1864 and Denmark army had to retreat north into Jylland (Denmark). loses Holstein, Slesvig and Lauenburg. Duration: Jan. 18, - Aug. 1, 1864 Main area: Slesvig & Jylland Enemy: Prussian & Austrian forces Total Swedes: 434