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A Portrait of Greve(Count) Matthias Larsson Rikaard, a 34 year -old Swedish nobleman, who has served as a valoruous Örlogskapten in the Skanska Regiments of The Royal Swedish Army.
He was the very epitome of austerity, choosing to live an unpretnious life, along with his wife,Ing and his three sons. In the year 1803, his wife died of an advanced stage of breast cancer-which in that century was unheard of, let alone a cure- he spent all his fortune on doctors to restore her health, but alas to no avail, she died the next 7 months. His fortune spent, he still had his military position for which he dilligently, loyal and laborious earned , he was throrough patriot.
In the year 1808, Sweden and Russia locked horn , so to speka, in a war, which would be know as the Russo-Swedeish war, all caused and manipulated by Napoleon's conquest of remaining parts of Europe...
His sons now in their late teens, and possessing in the fiber of their being the very same loyalty to their country as their father did, has also enlisted, despite their father protests and objections.

During the battle of Oravais he lost all three of his sons, though Sweden had gained victory over the Russians, for Matthias, it was an empty vicotroy, as his only purpose for life was destroyed.
Realizing the futility of hisown life, he sought to end it by honorable means. He requested that he transferred ito the Hussar detachment as commander of that certain regiment, a posiition which can be rightly called "forlorn hope"...
Atthe battle of Virta Bo,(also known as Koljonvirta ), he was hand to hand in the very heat of battle of certain Cossack Sotnik(commander). To his impression, this Cossack Sotnik, a towering man of great strength, was his veryt own equal in combat, Matthias was considered one of the very few best who could be effective at depleting the enemy, and here he met his match!

When the battle died down-along with atl east hundred man on both sides- Matthias and the Cossack Sotnik were both growing weary from the wounds both had afflicted on each other, and soon both were lying on the field more than alive. Yet theCossack still had some strength left, he stood over Mathhias. "D*** you! run your saber through my sorry frame and end it!!Why the h** stare at me so?!?! Are ye mad and daft in the head!?!? You have won! You are the victor! End it! End it here! D*** it! Your kind have robbed me of my sons, so why do you not ye rob me of my own d*** life?!" He shouts at the Cossack who gazes at him with compassion and mercy.
He spoke nothing , but although badly wounded himself, The cossack half- carried him to the nearby river, and wash Matthias' wounds and even bound them up with his -the cossack's-own clothes. Once Matthias regained consciouness, he did the same to the cossack. And while they laid by the river, they began to know one another.

Description
A Portrait of Greve(Count) Matthias Larsson Rikaard, a 34 year -old Swedish nobleman, who has served as a valoruous Örlogskapten in the Skanska Regiments of The Royal Swedish Army.
He was the very epitome of austerity, choosing to live an unpretnious life, along with his wife,Ing and his three sons. In the year 1803, his wife died of an advanced stage of breast cancer-which in that century was unheard of, let alone a cure- he spent all his fortune on doctors to restore her health, but alas to no avail, she died the next 7 months. His fortune spent, he still had his military position for which he dilligently, loyal and laborious earned , he was throrough patriot.
In the year 1808, Sweden and Russia locked horn , so to speka, in a war, which would be know as the Russo-Swedeish war, all caused and manipulated by Napoleon's conquest of remaining parts of Europe...
His sons now in their late teens, and possessing in the fiber of their being the very same loyalty to their country as their father did, has also enlisted, despite their father protests and objections.

During the battle of Oravais he lost all three of his sons, though Sweden had gained victory over the Russians, for Matthias, it was an empty vicotroy, as his only purpose for life was destroyed.
Realizing the futility of hisown life, he sought to end it by honorable means. He requested that he transferred ito the Hussar detachment as commander of that certain regiment, a posiition which can be rightly called "forlorn hope"...
Atthe battle of Virta Bo,(also known as Koljonvirta ), he was hand to hand in the very heat of battle of certain Cossack Sotnik(commander). To his impression, this Cossack Sotnik, a towering man of great strength, was his veryt own equal in combat, Matthias was considered one of the very few best who could be effective at depleting the enemy, and here he met his match!

When the battle died down-along with atl east hundred man on both sides- Matthias and the Cossack Sotnik were both growing weary from the wounds both had afflicted on each other, and soon both were lying on the field more than alive. Yet theCossack still had some strength left, he stood over Mathhias. "D*** you! run your saber through my sorry frame and end it!!Why the h** stare at me so?!?! Are ye mad and daft in the head!?!? You have won! You are the victor! End it! End it here! D*** it! Your kind have robbed me of my sons, so why do you not ye rob me of my own d*** life?!" He shouts at the Cossack who gazes at him with compassion and mercy.
He spoke nothing , but although badly wounded himself, The cossack half- carried him to the nearby river, and wash Matthias' wounds and even bound them up with his -the cossack's-own clothes. Once Matthias regained consciouness, he did the same to the cossack. And while they laid by the river, they began to know one another.