HAMILTON, JAMES [SSNE 2587]
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James Hamilton was first a captain in Swedish service in Alexander Hamilton's regiment until 1630. Then he was in John Hamilton's regiment. This regiment was taken over by Ludovick Leslie [SSNE 396] and served at the battle of Lutzen in 1632. He is probably the same as the captain James/Jochim Hamilton noted in Danish service between 1627-9. However there is also a James Hamilton listed as lieutenant in 1629 taking over command of John Holmes company. This may be the same James Hamilton who as a captain was given 6 months' leave to go to Scotland in 1632 to recruit for the Duke of Weimar's regiment. Cf. [SSNE 2586]
Swedish Krigsarkiv, Muster Roll, 1629/14,18-20; 1630/22-33; 1631/12-15; 1632/31; G. Lind, Danish Data Archive 1573; T. Riis, Should Auld Acquaintance Be Forgot (Odense, 1988), II, pp.113,141; Rikskansleren Axel Oxenstiernas skrifter och brefvexling, first series, VII, p.805.
It may have been this man, recorded as a major, who sought 100 pistols for his unit in the Swedish army. See SRP, X, 240. 8 August 1643. He was still alive in the 1650s.
For Major James Hamilton see also: Riksarkivets ämnessamlingar. Personhistoria https://sok.riksarkivet.se/bildvisning/A0069704_00309#?c=&m=&s=&cv=308&xywh=3845%2C260%2C2132%2C1229
Service record
- DENMARK-NORWAY, MACKAY'S REGIMENT
- Departed 1629-06-11, as LIEUTENANT
- Capacity OFFICER, purpose MILITARY
- DENMARK-NORWAY, SKAANSKE REGIMENT
- Departed 1628-10-04, as CAPTAIN
- Capacity OFFICER, purpose MILITARY
- SWEDEN, ALEXANDER/JOHN HAMILTON
- Departed 1654-12-31, as MAJOR
- Capacity OFFICER, purpose MILITARY