Fredrik Magnus Cronberg
Who was the office holder of Master-General of the Ordnance (Sweden) from 1728 to 1740?
Master-General of the Ordnance ( Sweden ) Master-General of the Ordnance ( , Gftm ) was in Sweden a chief officer of the Krigskollegium ( Board of Warfare ) from 1682 to 1865 , then until 1968 in the Royal Swedish Army Materiel Administration . History . In Sweden , the Master-General of the Ordnance ( Generalfälttygmästare ) was an appointment for a member of the Krigskollegium ( Board of Warfare ) from 1675 and the head of the Artillery Office ( Artillerikontoret ) from 1682 to 1794 and from 1807 to 1897 . The Master-General of the Ordnance was responsible for the central administration of the artillery , the procurement and care of the armys weapons and ammunition , and for the land defence ( lantförsvaret ) stock supplies , the so-called Ordnance Storage ( Tygförrådet ) . Earlier , he was called Riksfälttygsmästare . Between 1782 and 1865 , the Master-General of the Ordnance was the head of the Ordnance Department of the Royal Swedish Army Materiel Administration , with , among others , the Deputy Chief of Ordnance and two Tygmästare ( Master of the Ordnance ) of regimental officers or captains rank , as subordinates . The Master-General of the Ordnance was head of the artillery until 1898 . That year a change was carried out through which the artillery regiments and corps were placed under the command of the commander of each army division , while the Master-General of the Ordnance retained the command over the Artillery Staff and the artillery workshops and ordnance staff . However , he still had the obligation to inspect the artillerys exercises , and his complete title was therefore the Master-General of the Ordnance and Inspector of Artillery . He also served as head of the Artillery Department of the Royal Swedish Army Materiel Administration . As Inspector , he was responsible for the artillery in the same way as the Inspectors of the Infantry and the Cavalry , and also commanded and supervised the Swedish Army Artillery School ( Artilleriets skjutskola , ArtSS ) . As Master-General of the Ordnance , it was imperative for him to pay constant attention to the improvement of firearms with associated ammunition and equipment , and for that purpose at the Kings request to employ or attempt to arrange for them . Furthermore , he would submit to the King for review and establishing proposals for new or changed weapon designs and more . Finally , he would oversee operations at artillery factories and ordnance establishments and oversee manufacturing of weapons , ammunition and artillery equipment for the needs of the army . To his assistant , the Master-General of the Ordnance and the Inspector of Artillery in the latter capacity had at his disposal certain personnel from the Artillery Staff . This personnel , which together formed the Artillery Inspectorate ( Artilleriinspektionen ) , was made up partly of the head of the Artillery Staff , who also served as commander of the Swedish Army Artillery School , and partly of the chief of staff of the Artillery Inspectorate , a major of the Artillery Staff , with the subordinate Equipment Department and the Inspectors Office Department . The personnel in the departments consisted of Artillery Staff officers and commissioned officers . In 1936 , the Master-General of the Ordnances role as Inspector of Artillery ceased and in 1937 he became the head of the Swedish Army Ordnance Corps . In 1968 the post was eliminated . Masters-General of the Ordnance . - 1682–1692 : Per Larsson Sparre - 1692–1693 : Erik Dahlbergh - 1693–1710 : Johan Siöblad - 1710–1712 : Vacant - 1712–1715 : Reinhold Johan von Fersen - 1715–1719 : Henning Rudolf Horn af Rantzien - 1719–1724 : Hugo Hamilton Hamilton af Hageby - 1724–1728 : Vacant - 1728–1740 : Fredrik Magnus Cronberg - 1741–1754 : Per Siöblad - 1754–1757 : Vacant - 1757–1759 : Thomas Cunninghame - 1759–1761 : Carl Ehrensvärd ( acting ) - 1761–1765 : Carl Funck ( acting ) - 1766–1772 : Anders Reinhold Wrangel - 1772–1781 : Reinhold Anrep - 1781–1784 : Gabriel von Spången ( acting ) - 1784–1791 : Carl Gideon Sinclair - 1791–1800 : Carl Ulrik Silfverschiöld - 1800–1803 : Nils Fredrik Ehrenström - 1803–1807 : Vacant - 1807–1815 : Carl von Helvig - 1816–1821 : Carl von Cardell - 1821–1844 : Crown Prince Oscar - 1828–1834 : Claes Josef Breitholtz - 1844–1849 : Axel Gustaf von Arbin - 1849–1857 : Crown Prince Charles - 1857–1867 : Fabian Wrede af Elimä - 1867–1872 : Carl Henrik Hägerflycht ( acting ) - 1872–1874 : Carl Henrik Hägerflycht - 1874–1890 : Carl Leijonhufvud - 1890–1898 : Edvard Julius Breitholtz - 1898–1902 : John Hamilton - 1902–1903 : Gottschalk Geijer - 1903–1915 : Fredrik Johan Leth - 1915–1919 : David Hedengren - 1919–1929 : Lars Sparre - 1929–1934 : Ludvig Hammarskiöld - 1934–1939 : Oscar Osterman - 1939–1949 : Halvar Gustafsson - 1949–1959 : Birger Hedqvist - 1959–1964 : Edward Malm - 1964–1966 : Sten Wåhlin - 1966–1968 : Ove Ljung