CUNNINGHAM, WILLIAM [SSNE 2141]

Surname

CUNNINGHAM

First name

WILLIAM

Title/rank

CAPTAIN

Nationality

SCOT

Social status

OFFICER

Text source

William Cunningham was a Scottish officer in Swedish service. He was first in Alexander Gordon's [SSNE 2499] infantry regiment, and then in Alexander Gordon's dragoon regiment. A man of the same name later served as a captain in Alexander Cunningham's [SSNE 2115] regiment from 1638-9. It was possibly the same man,

Swedish Krigsarkiv, Muster Roll, 1634/12-16; 1635/2,29-31; 1638/3, 24-27; 1639/13-16, 18.

Service record

SWEDEN, ALEXANDER GORDON, ALEXANDER CUNNINGHAM

Arrived 1634-01-01, as ENSIGN

Departed 1639-12-31, as CAPTAIN

Capacity OFFICER, purpose MILITARY