ERSKINE, JOHN [SSNE 371]
- Surname
- ERSKINE
- First name
- JOHN
- Title/rank
- 11th LAIRD OF DUN
- Nationality
- SCOT
- Region
- DUN, ANGUS
- Social status
- OFFICER
Text source
John Erskine, 11th Laird of Dun, worked in Scotland in 1628 as a recruiting agent for King Christian IV of Denmark-NorwayT. Riis, Should Auld Acquaintance Be Forgot (Odense, 1988), II, p.112; J.A. Fallon, 'Scottish Mercenaries in the service of Denmark and Sweden 1626-1632' unpublished Ph.D. thesis, Glasgow, 1972. That it was John Erskine is not explicit in these sources but can be deduced from the varous versions of the Scots Peerage.
Service record
- DENMARK-NORWAY, SCOTLAND
- Arrived 1628-01-01
- Departed 1628-10-04
- Capacity AGENT, purpose MILITARY