GORDON, JOHAN [SSNE 2514]
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Johan Gordon was probably the son of, or at least related to John Gordon [SSNE 2515]. Johan served first as a reformed lieutenant with the Narke och Varmlands regiment in 1653. He was confirmed as a lieutenant in 1654. In 1655 he was reformed again. Gordon was later promoted to captain with G.O. Stenbock's recruited regiment in 1658. In 1660 he transferred to the Skane-Blekinge infantry and in 1664 moved to the Halland regiment. The following year he became captain of the merged Skane-Blekinge/Halland's regiment. In 1671 Gordon became a major and served until at least 1678.
Swedish Krigsarkiv, Muster Roll, 1653/2; 1654/3,6; 1655/3 ALSO CONFIRMED; 1658/7,8; 1659/9,10; 1660/8; 1661/5; 1664/5; 1665/6; 1666/6; 1667/5; 1668/5; 1669/6,7; 1671/1; 1773/3; 1674/7; 1675/6; 1676/6; 1677/7; 1678/1,F.72V.
See correspondenceconcerning him [including burial in Stockholm 1683?] in: Riksarkivets ämnessamlingar. Personhistoria https://sok.riksarkivet.se/bildvisning/A0069662_00247#?c=&m=&s=&cv=246&xywh=1922%2C571%2C4428%2C2553
Service record
- SWEDEN, NARKE OCH VARMLAND
- Arrived 1653-01-01, as REF. LIEUTENANT
- Departed 1657-01-31, as LIEUTENANT
- Capacity OFFICER, purpose MILITARY
- SWEDEN, STENBOCK'S
- Arrived 1658-01-01, as CAPTAIN
- Departed 1659-01-31, as CAPTAIN
- Capacity OFFICER, purpose MILITARY
- SWEDEN, SKANE-BLEKINGE
- Arrived 1660-01-01, as CAPTAIN
- Departed 1663-12-31, as CAPTAIN
- Capacity OFFICER, purpose MILITARY
- SWEDEN, HALLAND
- Arrived 1664-01-01, as CAPTAIN
- Departed 1678-12-31, as MAJOR
- Capacity OFFICER, purpose MILITARY