FORAT, HANS [SSNE 2272]

Surname

FORAT, FORRAT, FORRATT, FORRATH

First name

HANS, JOHN, JOHAN

Title/rank

CAPTAIN

Nationality

SCOT

Social status

OFFICER

Text source

Captain Hans Forrat began his military career as an ensign in Åke Oxenstierna's Uppland, Västmanland and Dalar regiment in 1622. By 1624 he became a lieutenant and in 1626 he transferred to Bengt Bagge's Västmanland regiment. In 1629 he became quartermaster with George Crawford's [SSNE 2086] regiment. This may be the same man who caused Alexander Hamilton to be ordered to appear before the military tribunal on 19 June 1641 in order to respond to a captain Hans (John)Foratt's charges against him. Forrat's promotion continued and he could be found serving as a captain in Gabriel Kyles Regiment in October 1642 (ending his service in the same regiment under Hugh Hamilton's command). Forrat was one of a number of uppland commanders sent to the fleet in 1644 to serve as marines. His company were stationed aboard the warship Mars which was blockaded in Kiel by the Danish navy. During the siege of this port, Forrat was killed c. 24 July 1644.

Sources: Swedish Krigsarkiv, Muster Roll, 1622/4; 1623/2; 1624/ 1,7; 1625/1; 1626/11; 1627/5; 1628/7,11-13; 1629/13; 1630/26; see also 1643/4; 1644/2. Letters can be found in 'Krigskollegium Kancelliet; Adressatregistratur till Krigskollegiets Registratur 1631-1654: "fullmakt att vara kapt under Col Gabriel Kyles reg Upplands knektar för det kompani som framlidne Bengt Ribbing härtill haft 13/10/1642"; Sten Gillgren, Kungl. Upplands Regementes Officerare (Enköping, 2008), p.97; Otto Bergström, Bidrag till Kongl. Uplands Regementes Historia (Stockholm, 1892), p. 51; T. Fischer, The Scots in Sweden (Edinburgh, 1907), p.221.

Service record

SWEDEN, UPPLAND REGIMENT

Arrived 1622-01-01, as ENSIGN

Departed 1625-12-31, as LIEUTENANT

Capacity OFFICER, purpose MILITARY

SWEDEN, BENGT BAGGE

Arrived 1626-01-01, as LIEUTENANT

Departed 1628-12-31, as LIEUTENANT

Capacity OFFICER, purpose MILITARY

SWEDEN, GEORGE CRAWFORD

Arrived 1629-01-01, as QUARTERMASTER

Capacity OFFICER, purpose MILITARY

SWEDEN, GABRIEL KYLE'S UPPLAND

Arrived 1642-01-01, as CAPTAIN

Departed 1645-03-30, as CAPTAIN

Capacity OFFICER, purpose MILITARY / NAVAL