Carl Georg Siöblad

Carl Georg Siöblad, (* November 2, 1683; † September 1, 1754 ) was a Swedish Seemilitär and official. He was the son of Erik Carlsson Siöblad.

Siöblad 1699 Second Lieutenant of the Admiralty in the year. He was promoted quickly and was in 1710 Rear Admiral ( Schoutbynacht ) and a short time later Vice Admiral, Admiral and Admiral Upper.

While serving in the fleet he took part in several military campaigns in part to the lake and in some skirmishes. He was commander of a Swedish fleet, which on July 27, 1720 including in the framework of the Russian devastation - contrary to the instructions of his superiors - carried out an attack on a preponderance of the Russian fleet. Siöblads unit consisted of three ships, three frigates, three armed merchant ships and some galleys which lay in Arholma. He attacked the Russian galley fleet, as they tried to advance southern headland on Ledsund and Åland. He bombarded the Russian fleet and succeeded in sinking two ships of this. During the persecution ran two Swedish frigates and two merchant ships aground and were thus lost. But the operation had stopped the advance of the Russians. For the contempt of his superiors command he had to answer before a court. His punishment was a waiver of his pay for a period of six months. From other punishments saw from you.

In 1734 he was appointed Landshövding in Blekinge and in 1739 to the Imperial Parliament. But he was dismissed at his own request from office and was later Landshövding in Malmo County, supreme commander in Skåne.