Anders Örbom (May 9, 1675 - May 25, 1740) was a Captain in the Swedish Army who was captured at the Battle of Poltava and taken to Siberia as a prisoner of war.

Birth and early military career

Captain Örbom was born in Örebro, Sweden in 1675. Sometimes his name is written as Anders Orbom. He took part in the following campaigns: Seland; and Pitzur; the Battle of Klissow on July 07, 1702; the Battle of Holofzin in 1708; Pultusk; Reusch-Lemberg; the Battle of Fraustadt on February 03, 1706; Lakowitz; and the Battle of Poltava on June 28, 1709.

Battle of Poltava

During the Battle of Poltava, Anders was wounded with a bullet to the face, which remained lodged in his skull. He was then captured on the Dnepr River, in the Ukraine on July 01, 1709, and was taken to Siberia as a prisoner-of-war along with other officers captured during the battle. All the soldiers who were not officers were executed or sent to labor camps, and all the officers were imprisoned in Siberia.

Siberia and marriage

He married Anna Elisabeth Von Rohr (1701-1744) on September 05, 1719 in Solikamsk, Siberia, Russia. Anna's father was Joakim Von Rohr, Lieutenant Colonel and Commander of Dalarö fortress , the military fortress east of Stockholm, on the Baltic. Her mother was Katarina Charlotta Klingenberg.

First born child in Siberia

Together Anders and Elisabeth had their first child in Siberia:

• Anders Örbom II (1720-1783) who was a Captain in the Swedish Army who married Christina Ruuth.

Return from Siberia

Anders returned home to Sweden in 1721 or 1722 and lived in Brunflo and later Rödön and had the following additional children:

• Carl Joachim Örbom (1721/22-1810) Captain of the Swedish Army who married Beata Dorothea Von Saltza (1721-1764)
• Erik Johan Örbom (1723-1802) who was a Major in the Jämtland Regiment who married Helena Ruuth (1729-1802)
• Anna Catharina Örbom (1725-?); Gustaf Örbom I (1728-1730)
• Charlotta Örbom (1730-?)
• Gustaf Örbom II (1732-1807) who was a Captain in the Swedish Army who married Sophia Lovisa Winnberg (1744-1807)
• Christopher Örbom (1735-1828) who was a Captain in the Swedish Army who married E.M. Sundström (1736-?)
• Sara Elisabeth Örbom (1736-?)
• Petrus Örbom (1738-?) who was a Lieutenant in the Swedish Army.

Death

Captain Anders Örbom died on May 25, 1740 and he was buried in Rödön, Sweden on June 05, 1740.

References

• Lewenhaupt, Adam; Karl XII's officerare: Biografiska anteckningar

External link

• Findagrave: Anders Örbom