HAMILTON, THOMAS [SSNE 2244]
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Thomas Hamilton took his oath to the Dutch Republic on 18 July 1684. He thereafter took on several Scottish prisoners into his company from the Edinburgh Tolbooth. He probably served until 1688.Register of the Privy Council of Scotland, 2nd series, IV, 18 July 1684; J. Ferguson, Papers Illustrating the History of the Scots Brigade in the service of the United Netherlands, 1572-1697 (Edinburgh, 1899), pp.505 and 511; D. Dobson 'Scottish soldiers in Continental Europe [part one] (St Andrews, 1997).
Service record
- THE DUTCH REPUBLIC, THE SCOTS BRIGADE
- Arrived 1684-07-18, as CAPTAIN
- Departed 1688-12-31, as CAPTAIN
- Capacity OFFICER, purpose MILITARY
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