Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index Åke Henriksson Tott, or Achatius Tott, (1598 - 1640) was a Swedish soldier and politician, beeing appointed Privy Councilor in 1630, and Field Marshal in 1631. In the Thirty Years' War (1618-1648), he commanded troops at the Battle of Grubin, in 1627 and the Battle of Breitenfeld, in 1631. King Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden is said to have called him "the snow plow, who is going to clear the path for the rest". He married Sigrid Bielke (1607-1634), and fathered Clas Åkesson Tott the younger, and Åke Henrik Åkesson Tott. See also: List of Swedish politicians, List of Swedish military commanders This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.