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{{Short description|Swedish field marshal (1764–1831)}}
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{{Infobox military person
| honorific_prefix = [[Fältmarskalk|Field Marshal]]<br>[[Count]]
| name          = Johan August Sandels
| image         = Johan August Sandels av Per Krafft den yngre.jpg
| alt           = 
| caption       = Portrait by [[Per Krafft the Younger]]
| nickname      = 
| birth_date    = {{Birth date|1764|8|31|df=yes}}
| birth_place   = [[Stockholm]], Sweden
| death_date    = {{Death date and age|1831|1|22|1764|8|31|df=yes}}
| death_place   = Stockholm, Sweden
| placeofburial = [[Klara Church]]
| allegiance    = {{flagicon image|Naval Ensign of Sweden.svg|border=no|22px}} Sweden
| branch        = [[Swedish Army]]
| serviceyears  = 1775–1827
| rank          = [[Fältmarskalk|Field Marshal]]
| servicenumber = 
| commands      = 
| battles       = {{Tree list}}
* [[Finnish War]]
** [[Battle of Pulkkila]] 
** [[Battle of Koljonvirta]] 
** [[Battle of Hörnefors]]
* [[War of the Sixth Coalition]]
** [[Combat of Roßlau]]
{{Tree list/end}}
| awards        = {{plainlist|
* [[Royal Order of the Seraphim]]
* Commander with the Great Cross of the [[Order of the Sword]]
* Knight with the Great Cross of the Order of the Sword
* [[Lord of the Realm]]
}}
| spouse        = Ulrika Elisabeth Hermelin
| children      = 6
| relations     = 
| laterwork     = [[Governor-general of Norway]]
| signature     = Sandelsin nimikirjoitus.png
| signature_size = 150
}}
Count '''Johan August Sandels''' (31 August 1764 &ndash; 22 January 1831)<ref>{{BLF|600|Johan August Sandels}}</ref> was a [[Sweden|Swedish]] soldier and politician, being appointed [[Governor-general of Norway]] (''Riksståthållare'' in Swedish, ''Rigsstatholder'' in [[Dano-Norwegian]]) 1818 and [[List of Swedish Field Marshals|Field Marshal]] in 1824. He also served as acting [[Governor of Stockholm]] in 1815.

== Biography ==
Sandels was born in [[Stockholm]]. In the [[Finnish War]] (1808–1809) on 27 October 1808, he led the Swedish troops to victory against the [[Imperial Russia|Russian]] forces, at the [[Battle of Koljonvirta]]. His subordinate officers were Colonel Fahlander, Major Malm and Major [[Joachim Zachris Duncker]].

These events and others in the Finnish War were later retold in a [[The Tales of Ensign Stål|series of epic poems]] by [[Johan Ludvig Runeberg]]. Runeberg's poem tells a story of Sandels having a feast while the enemy mounts a premature attack. Sandels continues his meal and is accused of cowardice, after which he raises and rides to the battle, drives back the enemy and is praised by his men.

Sandels also fought in the Swedish ranks against [[Napoleon]] during the [[War of the Sixth Coalition]] in 1813 and 1814. He received some award for his services in form of a donation lands in the then [[Swedish Pomerania]].

His granddaughter, Augusta Sandels, married [[Philip, Prince of Eulenburg and Hertefeld]], bringing some Pomeranian inheritance to the [[Eulenburg (surname)|Eulenburg]] family and her descendants. The couple were granted the Prussian title of Count Sandels, in addition to their other titles.

== Finnish beer brand ==
[[File:Sandels Kustaanmiekassa.jpg|thumb|upright|A can of ''[[Sandels (beer)|Sandels]]'' beer.]]
''[[Sandels (beer)|Sandels]]'' is a beer brewed by [[Olvi]] since 1971.<ref>[https://www.olvi.fi/tuotteet/oluet/sandels/ Sandels<!-- Bot generated title -->]. Accessed on 5 July 2020.</ref> Humorous stories about Colonel Sandels (and his love of beer and food) are printed on the back label. ''Sandels'' was named the top rated beer brand in Finland in a 2015 study.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.marmai.fi/uutiset/kukko-syrjaytti-karhun-6295936 |title=Kukko syrjäytti Karhun - Markkinointi & Mainonta |publisher=Marmai.fi |date= |accessdate=2017-12-09}}</ref>

== See also ==
* ''[[The Tales of Ensign Stål]]''

== References ==
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== External links ==
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* [http://www.multi.fi/~goranfri/biosandels.html Biography of Johan August Sandels]
* {{BLF|600|Johan August Sandels}}
 
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| before = [[Carl Carlsson Mörner]]
| title = [[Governor-general of Norway]]
| years = 1818–1827
| after = [[Baltzar von Platen (1766–1829)|Baltzar von Platen]]
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