AFLECK, JOHAN [SSNE 2206]

Surname
AFLECK, AKKLECK, AFFLECK
First name
JOHAN, JOHN
Title/rank
LIEUTENANT COLONEL
Nationality
SCOT
Social status
OFFICER

Text source

John Affleck served as an ensign in the Riga Hofregiment led by Colonel James Seaton's [SSNE 3474] in 1624. He then served as a lieutenant in Melker Wurmbrandt's (Melchior Baron von Wurmbrandt) recruited infantry regiment around the same city. From 1633 John Affleck served as major in Claus Hastver's german recruited regiment and was garrisoned with his company in Nuernberg under the command of Duke Bernhard of Saxon-Weymar. In March that year he took part in the siege and conquest of Hoechstadt/Aisch (in the Franconian Circle). In November 1633 he participated in the siege and conquest of the Imperial Town of Regensburg under Duke Bernhard. He was then garrisoned in the city and made commander of the of the Regensburg town-militia [1200 men in 12 companies] being promoted to the rank of a lieutenant-colonel with a salary of 250 riksdaler monthly. Affleck died in July 1634 after being wounded by a shot to his leg at the siege of Regensburg by the Imperial troops under the command of Ferdinand of Hungary (later Ferdinand III).

Sources:  Swedish Krigsarkiv, Muster Roll, 1624/7; 1625/6; 1626/3-6, 8,9: Additional information from the following German sources was kindly provided by Dr Bernd Warlich - Peter Engerisser, Von Kronach nach Nördlingen. Der Dreißigjährige Krieg in Franken, Schwaben und der Oberpfalz 1631-1635 (Weißenstadt, 2004), pp.73, 142, 158, 206, 272, 283, 439f; Theatrum Europaeum, vol. III, p.314-315.

Service record

SWEDEN, JAMES SEATON, RIGA HOFREGIMENT
Arrived 1624-01-01, as ENSIGN
Departed 1624-12-31, as LIEUTENANT
Capacity OFFICER, purpose MILITARY
SWEDEN, MELKER WURMBRANDT, RIGA
Arrived 1625-01-01, as LIEUTENANT
Departed 1626-12-31, as LIEUTENANT
Capacity OFFICER, purpose MILITARY
SWEDEN, CLAUS HASTVER REGIMENT, (NUERNBERG, NURNBERG and REGENSBURG)
Arrived 1633-03-01, as MAJOR
Departed 1634-07-31, as LIEUTENANT COLONEL
Capacity OFFICER, purpose MILITARY