Axel Löwen

Axel Löwen was a count and Swedish Knight of the Seraphim, Commander of the Order of the Sword and privy counsellor. Löwen was a volunteer in the Fortification Corps in 1702, got his main military education abroad, and in 1712 became lieutenant-quartermaster general in the German provinces. He became noted at the siege of Stade, where he also was taken as a prisoner by the Danes. In 1713 he managed to escape, sneaking during nighttime through the sachisk posts to Stralsund in July 1713.