BRUCE, HENRY [SSNE 241]

Surname
BRUCE
First name
HENRY, HARRY
Title/rank
CAPTAIN
Nationality
SCOT
Social status
OFFICER

Text source

Henry Bruce arrived with Alexander Ramsay [SSNE 230] in the Scottish force that was attacked and massacred at Kringen in Norway in 1612. Neither James VI nor Christian IV had any charge against him. One source noted Bruce as a lieutenant. Apparently he was returned home after a summary interrogation by Robert Anstruther [SSNE 1472].

T. Michell, History of the Scottish Expedition to Norway in 1612, (Christiania, 1886), pp.142-3, 157-9, 177-8; T. Riis, Should Auld Acquaintance Be Forgot (Odense, 1988), p.110; T. Mathison, Fra Bondeoppbud til Legdshaer, (Oslo, 1952), pp.120-1.

Service record

SWEDEN, SWEDISH ARMY
Arrived 1612-08-01, as CAPTAIN
Departed 1612-12-12, as CAPTAIN
Capacity OFFICER, purpose MILITARY
DENMARK-NORWAY, NORWAY
Arrived 1612-08-01, as CAPTAIN
Departed 1612-12-12, as CAPTAIN
Capacity PRISONER, purpose MISC