Nicolay Peter Drejer Explained

Nicolay Peter Dreyer
Birth Date:21 March 1773
Birth Place:Fosnes, Norway
Death Place:Sønsterud farm, Gjesåsen, Norway
Allegiance: Denmark–Norway
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.[1] [2]

Notes and References

  1. Encyclopedia: Nicolay Drejer . Norsk biografisk leksikon. Terje . Bratberg . Helle, Knut. Kunnskapsforlaget . Oslo . Norwegian . 5 November 2011.
  2. Encyclopedia: Nicolay Peter Drejer . Store norske leksikon. Henriksen, Petter . Kunnskapsforlaget . Oslo . Norwegian . 5 November 2011.