Nicolay Peter Drejer
| Nicolay Peter Dreyer | |
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Captain Drejer on the tree stump
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| Born | 1773 Fosnes, Norway |
| Died | 1808 (age c. 35) Sønsterud farm, Gjesåsen, Norway |
| Allegiance |
 Denmark–Norway
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| Rank | Captain |
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Nicolay Peter Dreyer (21 March 1773– 29 April 1808) was a Norwegian military officer with the rank of Captain. He was born in Fosnes. He became a legend during the Battle of Trangen on 25 April 1808, leading his infantry regiment first from a roof, then from a tree stump with the height of a man. The stump was later named after him (Norwegian: Drejerstubben), a series of myths developed after his death, and he became a national symbol in 1814 and in 1905.
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