. "1788Z"^^ . "Hamilton, Gustav David"@en . "Swedish count and soldier" . . "1699Z"^^ . "Gustav David Hamilton (1699\u20131788) was a Swedish count and soldier. He was born in 1699 in Barseb\u00E4ck, Malm\u00F6hus County, Sweden. He left Sweden in 1718-1720 to educate himself in warfare in France. In 1720 he became a captain and in 1740 he became a lieutenant colonel, both during French service. In 1741 he returned to Sweden and made a series of career progressions. In 1741 he became a colonel, in 1747 a major general and in 1755 lieutenant general."@en .