 Complete the following phrase:  Wrangel was born in Stettin now Szczecin, Poland in Pomerania into the Wrangel family. He was actually a relative uncle to the world-famous explorer Ferdid von Wrangel. He entered a dragoon regiment in 1796 and became second lieutet in 1798. He fought as a subaltern during the Napoleonic Wars, distinguishing himself especially at Heilsberg in 1807 and receiving the order Pour le Mérite. In the reorganization of the army, Wrangel became first lieutet and then captain; won distinction and promotion to lieutet-colonel in the 