GORDON, ALEXANDER [SSNE 3897]

Surname
GORDON
First name
ALEXANDER
Title/rank
CAPTAIN AND COMPANY COMMANDER
Nationality
SCOT
Region
Social status
OFFICER
Education
Religion

Text source

Alexander Gordon served as captain, regimental quartermaster and company commander in the Russian army under Alexander Leslie [SSNE 2916] in 1632. He fought in the Smolensk war as a colonel of dragoons 1633-4.

D. Fedosov, The Caledonian Connection (Aberdeen, 1996).

Service record

RUSSIA, ALEXANDER LESLIE
Arrived 1632-01-01, as CAPTAIN
Departed 1632-12-31, as COMMANDER
Capacity OFFICER, purpose MILITARY
RUSSIA, DRAGOONS
Arrived 1633-01-01, as COLONEL
Departed 1634-12-31, as COLONEL
Capacity OFFICER, purpose MILITARY