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[[Image:Johan Tietrich Schoultz målning Slaget vid Svensksund.jpg|right|thumb|The Battle of Svensksund]] |
[[Image:Johan Tietrich Schoultz målning Slaget vid Svensksund.jpg|right|thumb|The Battle of Svensksund]] |
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'''Anna Maria Jansdotter Engsten''' ( |
'''Anna Maria Jansdotter Engsten''' (1762 – [[floruit|fl]]. 1790) was awarded with a medal in silver for ''[[För tapperhet i fält|Valour in Battle at Sea]]'' by King [[Gustav III of Sweden]] for her acts during the Russo-Swedish war of 1788–1790. |
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Engsten was a maid to the master mariner of the Swedish fleet, G.A. Leijonancker. During the retreat from Viborg and Björkösund, she was evacuated with five sailors in a boat filled with food supplies and the captain's belongings. They were shot at by the Russian fleet, which killed a sheep and caused a leak. The sailors abandoned the boat, but she stayed behind, determined to steer the boat to safety. She did so singlehandedly, although the boat required at least two people to steer, a mission she succeeded with. This was confirmed by Major Scharff. When the King was told about this, he awarded her a medal in silver for ''Bravery in Battle at Sea'' as well as a sum of 50 riksdaler. |
Engsten was a maid to the master mariner of the Swedish fleet, G.A. Leijonancker. During the retreat from Viborg and Björkösund, she was evacuated with five sailors in a boat filled with food supplies and the captain's belongings. They were shot at by the Russian fleet, which killed a sheep and caused a leak. The sailors abandoned the boat, but she stayed behind, determined to steer the boat to safety. She did so singlehandedly, although the boat required at least two people to steer, a mission she succeeded with. This was confirmed by Major Scharff. When the King was told about this, he awarded her a medal in silver for ''Bravery in Battle at Sea'' as well as a sum of 50 riksdaler. This was paid out on 15 March 1791. |
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== See also == |
== See also == |
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== References == |
== References == |
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* Cristopher von Warnstedt, Medaljerna för Tapperhet until Sjöss (1974) Forum navale. 29. (The medals of Valour at Sea) (Swedish) |
* Cristopher von Warnstedt, Medaljerna för Tapperhet until Sjöss (1974) Forum navale. 29. (The medals of Valour at Sea) (Swedish) |
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* Wilhelmina Stålberg (1866). Engsten, Anna Maria. Anteckningar om svenska qvinnor. (Notes on Swedish women) (Swedish) |
* Wilhelmina Stålberg (1866). Engsten, Anna Maria. Anteckningar om svenska qvinnor. (Notes on Swedish women) (Swedish) |
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