LYALL, JOHN [SSNE 3011]

Surname
LYALL, LYELL, LYAL, LEYELL, LEYEL, LEIJEL
First name
JOHN
Title/rank
LIEUTENANT COLONEL
Nationality
SCOT
Social status
OFFICER

Text source

John Lyall was a Scottish officer in Swedish service. He was an ensign in regiment in 1629. He is probably the same man as the John Lyall who was a captain in Alexander Leslie's [SSNE 1] regiment from 1630 and then served in John Ruthven's [SSNE 191] regiment from 1631-2 where he became major. Monro notes him as lieutenant colonel by 1632

Swedish Krigsarkiv, Muster Roll, 1629/19,20; 1630/35,36,38; 1631/22,24; 1632/31; R. Monro, His Expedition with the worthy Scots regiment called Mackeyes (2 vols., London, 1632), II, List of the Scottish Officers in Chief.

Service record

SWEDEN, PATRICK RUTHVEN
Arrived 1629-01-01, as REF. CAPTAIN
Departed 1629-12-31, as REF. CAPTAIN
Capacity OFFICER, purpose MILITARY
SWEDEN, ALEXANDER LESLIE
Arrived 1630-01-01, as CAPTAIN
Departed 1630-12-31, as CAPTAIN
Capacity OFFICER, purpose MILITARY
SWEDEN, JOHN RUTHVEN
Arrived 1631-01-01, as CAPTAIN
Departed 1632-12-31, as LIEUTENANT COLONEL
Capacity OFFICER, purpose MILITARY