BONAR, JACOB [SSNE 258]

Surname

BONAR

First name

JACOB, JAMES PETER

Title/rank

MAJOR GENERAL

Nationality

SCOT

Social status

NOBILITY

Text source

Peter Bonar (1660-1717) was the son of the Scottish colonel in Swedish service, William Bonar [SSNE 4749] and Elisabeth Bronsart. Peter was himself in the service of Luneberg, in Denmark, as a lieutenant of foot. He belonged to the Presbyterian congregation in Copenhagen.

J.C.W. Hirsch and K. Hirsch, (eds.), 'Fortegnelse over Dansk og Norske officerer med flere fra 1648 til 1814', (12 vols. Copenhagen, compiled 1888-1907), II, p.102; T. Riis, Should Auld Acquaintance Be Forgot (Odense, 1988), II, p.83.

Service record

DENMARK-NORWAY, DANISH ARMY

Arrived 1681-01-01, as LIEUTENANT

Departed 1682-12-31, as LT. COLONEL

Capacity OFFICER, purpose MILITARY

 

Arrived 1701-01-01, as COLONEL

Departed 1717-12-31, as MAJOR GENERAL

Capacity OFFICER, purpose MILITARY