CRUIKSHANK, PATRICK [SSNE 17]

Surname

CRUIKSHANK, CRUSHANK

First name

PATRICK, PATRICUS

Title/rank

CAPTAIN

Nationality

SCOT

Social status

OFFICER

Text source

Patrick Cruikshank was a captain in the Danish-Norwegian army, arriving in 1628 and serving in the Båhus regiment.

O. Ovenstad, Militærbiografier: den norske hærs officerer fra 18 januar 1628 til 17 mai 1814 (2 vols. Oslo, 1946), pp.228-229; G. Lind, Danish Data Archive 1573.

Service record

DENMARK-NORWAY, BÅHUS REGIMENT, NORWAY

Arrived 1628-08-28, as CAPTAIN

Departed 1629-07-31, as CAPTAIN

Capacity OFFICER, purpose MILITARY