HAMILTON, JOHN [SSNE 3921]

Surname

HAMILTON

First name

JOHN

Text source

John Hamilton came in 1629 to Moscow with his wife after two years in Sweden. He received pay in money and kind and 500 serfs. In 1632-4 he fought at Smolensk.

D. Fedosov, The Caledonian Connection (Aberdeen, 1996); Stashevsky, Smolenskaya voyna.

Service record

SWEDEN, SWEDISH ARMY

Departed 1628-12-31, as LT. COLONEL

Capacity OFFICER, purpose MILITARY

RUSSIA, SMOLENSK REGIMENTS

Departed 1634-12-31, as LT. COLONEL

Capacity OFFICER, purpose MILITARY