FLEETWOOD, ADOLF JAKOB [SSNE 2207]

Surname

FLEETWOOD, FLEETWODT

First name

ADOLF JAKOB, JACOB ADOLF

Title/rank

CAPTAIN OF HORSE

Nationality

ENGLISH

Social status

OFFICER

Text source

Adolf Jacob Fleetwood was born 22 January 1647, probably a son of George Fleetwood [SSNE 2208]. Adolf served first as an ensign with the Dalar regiment, then as a master of horse with the Smaland cavalry regiment. He progressed to become both a lietuenant-colonel and a fortress commandant for the Swedish army at Marstrand from 1674-75. He was also a commandant at Bohus in 1678. Adolf Jacob maried Christina Maria Sioblad in 1680

Swedish Krigsarkiv, Muster Roll, 1666/4; 1668/3,4; 1669/3,12,13; 1670/3; 1671/1; 1672/3,10; Swedish Riksarkiv, P. Sondén, Militärachefer i svenska arméen och deras skrivelser; Swedish Riksarkiv, Drottning Hedvig Eleonoras Livgedningsakter Arkiv: Skrivelser till general guvernor Gustaf Soop och Carl Gyllenstierna från enskilda personer: B. Till Carl Gyllenstierna - Jacob Adolf Fleetwodt, 1680, K774, 46.

Service record

SWEDEN, SMALAND CAVALRY

Arrived 1666-01-01, as ENSIGN

Departed 1672-12-31, as CAPT OF HORSE

Capacity OFFICER, purpose MILITARY

SWEDEN, MARSTRAND

Arrived 1674-01-01, as COMMANDANT

Departed 1675-12-31, as COMMANDANT

Capacity COMMANDANT AND OFFICER, purpose MILITARY

SWEDEN, BOHUS

Arrived 1678-01-01, as COMMANDANT

Departed 1678-12-31, as COMMANDANT

Capacity COMMANDANT AND OFFICER, purpose MILITARY