BURKE, RICHARD [SSNE 1199]
- Surname
- BURKE, BOURKE, BOURKG
- First name
- RICHARD
- Title/rank
- CAPTAIN
- Nationality
- IRISH
- Region
- Social status
- NOBILITY
- Education
- Religion
Text source
Irish officer in Danish service. Started as a lieutenant in the army in 1675. Officer in the navy from 1676-77, then re entered the army as a captain. Left service in 1691 as a chief of his own company.J.C.W. Hirsch and K. Hirsch (eds.), 'Fortegnelse over Dansk og Norske officerer med flere fra 1648 til 1814 (12 vols. compiled 1888-1907), II, vol. 2.
Service record
- DENMARK-NORWAY, DANISH ARMY
- Arrived 1675-07-10, as LIEUTENANT
- Departed 1676-02-12, as LIEUTENANT
- Capacity OFFICER, purpose MILITARY
- DENMARK-NORWAY, NAVY
- Arrived 1676-12-01, as LIEUTENANT
- Departed 1677-03-31, as LIEUTENANT
- Capacity OFFICER, purpose NAVAL
- DENMARK-NORWAY, DANISH ARMY
- Arrived 1677-03-31, as LIEUTENANT
- Departed 1691-03-03, as CAPTAIN
- Capacity OFFICER, purpose MILITARY