In addition to his military service, Uggla played a significant role at the Royal Court, serving as ordinance officer to King Oscar II and later becoming First Aide-de-Camp and Chief of His Majesty's Military Staff under King Gustaf V. Uggla's dismissal in 1923 marked the end of his service.

Apart from his military and court roles, Uggla engaged in various activities, such as chairing the Central Board of the National Rifle Clubs and serving in the Swedish Red Cross.

He was also involved in military writing, contributing to publications on war history and serving as chairman in the Executive Board of the King's Hospital and the life insurance company Balder.

Uggla served as a teacher at the Royal Military Academy from 1877 to 1883 and he became captain of the General Staff in 1878[2] and in Värmland Regiment in 1879.

[2] Uggla was commander of the Royal Military Academy from 1890 to 1897[1] when he was promoted to colonel and appointed Executive Officer of Svea Life Guards.

[1] Also a close friend of the voluntary shooting movement, Uggla was elected chairman of the Central Board of the National [Swedish] Rifle Clubs (Skytteförbundens överstyrelse) in 1909.

As such, he has made a special contribution in terms of the development of field shooting activities in a direction that was beneficial to Sweden's defense.