CARR, ROBERT [SSNE 3824]

Surname
CARR, KERR, KAR
First name
ROBERT
Title/rank
CAPTAIN
Nationality
SCOT
Region
Social status
OFFICER
Education
Religion

Text source

In 1610, Robert Kerr commanded a company of mercenary cavalry at Klushino where the Russians were beaten by the Poles.

G. P. Herd, 'General Patrick Gordon of Auchluchries - A Scot in Seventeenth Century Russian Service', Ph.D. thesis, Aberdeen, 1994; D. Fedosov, The Caledonian Connection (Aberdeen, 1996)p.19.

Service record

RUSSIA, KLUSHINO
Arrived 1610-01-01, as CAPTAIN
Departed 1610-12-31, as CAPTAIN
Capacity OFFICER, purpose MILITARY