CRICHTON, ROBERT [SSNE 203]

Surname

CRICHTON, CREIGHTON, KRECHTER

First name

ROBERT

Title/rank

CAPTAIN

Nationality

SCOT

Social status

OFFICER

Text source

Robert Crichton was a Scottish officer in the Danish-Norwegian army from 1627-1629. He first served as a lieutenant in Nithsdale's [SSNE 531] regiment in 1627, but had been promoted captain by 1629. From December 1631 till August 1635 he was quartered with his companies in Frankfurt/M. There are indications that he went on to become a colonel and lieutenant-general in Imperial service, though scrutiny of the source concerned is required to confirm it is the same man. 

G. Lind, Danish Data Archive 1573; T. Riis, Should Auld Acquaintance Be Forgot (Odense, 1988), II, p.133; Anja RIECK, Frankfurt am Main unter schwedischer Besatzung 1631-1635. Reichsstadt-Repraesentationsort-Bündnisfestung. Frankfurt/M. 2005, p. 187. Thanks to Dr Bernd Warlich for this reference which notes Crighton in Frankfurt.

From the MDSZ database there is a mention of Colonel Chrichton. See Volkmar Happe Teil II, f. 439r [1641.12]. "Den 21. ist aber eine starcke Party Reuter vor hiesiger Stadt übergangen. Den 22. ist das ertzherzögliche Hauptquartier zu Gebesee gewesen, ist darinnen Feuer auskommen und viel Heuser abgebrant. Den 23. November der Hatzfeldische Obriste Kriegen alhier Mittag gehalten." http://www.mdsz.thulb.uni-jena.de/sz/search_exec.php?szid=10&nr=1747&personid=10098&placeid=alle&commid=alle&personid_tab=10098&resultid=5&hits=1&position=1

Service record

DENMARK-NORWAY, NITHSDALE'S

Arrived 1627-07-01, as LIEUTENANT

Departed 1629-07-12, as CAPTAIN

Capacity OFFICER, purpose MILITARY

SWEDEN>, FRANKFURT AM MAIN

Arrived 1631-12-01, as MAJOR

Departed 1635-08-30, as MAJOR

Capacity OFFICER, purpose MILITARY