Carl Pontus Gahn

Carl Pontus Gahn was a Swedish military officer who participated in the Russo-Swedish [War (1788–1790)|Russo-Swedish War] in Finland in 1788–1789, the Finnish War campaign in Norway in 1808 and the Swedish campaign against [Norway (1814)|unsuccessful invasion of Norway] at Eidskog in 1814. He was ennobled in 1809, taking the title Gahn af Colquhoun in acknowledgement of his Scottish ancestry. He was promoted to the rank of Major General in 1814 and became president of the Court-Martial of [Appeal (Sweden)|Court-Martial of Appeal] in 1824.