Rudolf Cederström
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| Birth name | Olof Rudolf Cederström |
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8 February 1764 Landskrona, Sweden |
| Died | 1 June 1833 (aged 69) Funbo, Sweden |
| Allegiance | Sweden |
| Service/branch | Swedish Navy |
| Years of service | 1779–1828 |
| Rank | General admiral |
| Battles/wars | Russian occupation of Gotland |
Olof Rudolf Cederström (8 February 1764 – 1 June 1833) was a naval commander, hired by the Swedish admiralty in 1779. In 1790 he conducted a raid against Rogervik. He distinguished himself in 1790 at the naval Battle of Reval and the Battle of Viborg Bay. During the following years he led ships against English privateers in the North Sea. He was sent in 1801 to fight alongside the United States Navy in the Mediterranean during the First Barbary War. In 1808 his ships were sent to blockade Gotland in order to repel the Russian invaders. His last military action was against Denmark and France in 1813, when he helped Swedish forces capture Vorpommern. In 1815 he was appointed a minister, but returned to the navy in 1818, and resigned in 1828.
Cederström was born in Landskrona, Sweden, the son of Claes Cederström and his wife Margareta Elisabet von Mevius. He was a student in Uppsala in 1776 and was admitted to war service at the Admiralty in 1779. Cederström became a non-commissioned officer (arklimästare) at the Admiralty on 3 August 1779 and was promoted to fänrik on 5 June 1781. In 1784 he became harbourmaster in Saint Barthélemy and on 15 August 1785 he was promoted to löjtnant. Cederström was promoted to kapten on 21 July 1788. He distinguished himself during the Russo-Swedish War 1788–90 when he conducted a successful expedition to Rogervik (17 March 1790) as the commander of a small squadron of two frigates and a few brigs, where timber to a Russian archipelago fleet and much other military equipment was destroyed. For this he was appointed major on 26 March 1790. Cederström also distinguished himself during the Battle of Reval (13 May 1790) and the Battle of Vyborg Bay (4 July 1790).
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