Carl Pontus Gahn

Carl Pontus Gahn
Born	1759
Died	1825
Allegiance	Sweden
Rank	Major General
Commands held	-
Battles/wars	Finland 1788-1789 Norway 1808 Norway 1814
Other work	President of the Martial Court of Appeals (Krigshovrätten)

Carl Pontus Gahn (1759–1825) was a Swedish military officer who participated in the Russo-Swedish War in Finland in 1788-1789, the Finnish War campaign in Norway in 1808 and the unsuccessful invasion of Norway at Eidskog in 1814 where he was imprisoned. He was ennobled in 1809, taking the title Gahn af Colquhoun in acknowledgement of his Scottish ancestry (Gahn was itself a contraction via Cahun of the family name of Colquhoun). He was promoted to the rank of Major General in 1814 and became president of the Martial Court of Appeals (Krigshovrätten) in 1824.