BLAIR, JAMES [SSNE 145]
- Surname
- BLAIR
- First name
- JAMES, JACOB, JAKOB
- Title/rank
- CAPTAIN
- Nationality
- SCOT
- Region
- Social status
- OFFICER
- Education
- Religion
Text source
James Blair had command of a company which was difficult to recruit for due to dessertions. They took part in the Stralsund campaign in summer of 1628. The compay suffered heavy losses and remaining men joined a free company on 3/9/1628.G. Lind, Danish Data Archive 1573; T. Riis, Should Auld Acquaintance Be Forgot (Odense, 1988), II, p. 137.
Service record
- DENMARK-NORWAY, LORD SPYNIES OWN
- Arrived 1628-07-04, as CAPTAIN
- Departed 1628-10-18, as CAPTAIN
- Capacity OFFICER, purpose MILITARY