Frederik Wilhelm Stabell

Frederik Wilhelm Stabell (25 May 1763 – 2 June 1836) was a Norwegian military officer and politician. He was a member of the Norwegian Constituent Assembly in 1814, and ended his military career with the rank of general.

Military career Stabell served in the Infantry Regiment of Southern Norway from 1777, and studied at the Norwegian Military Academy in Christiania from 1780 to 1783. After a period out of the military, he resumed his military career, first as a non-commissioned officer at the Sleswick Infantry Regiment. From 1786 he served at the Kongsberg Infantry Company, which was incorporated in the newly formed Norske gevorbne jegerkorps in 1788. He held the rank of Captain from 1791, commanded his own company from 1801, was interim commander of the Søndenfjeldske skiløperbataljon from 1805, and was given the rank of Major in 1807. He was decorated Knight of the Order of Dannebrog in 1808, for his merits at the battle of Trangen and at Jaren during the Dano-Swedish War.