WIND, THOMAS [SSNE 414]

Surname
WIND
First name
THOMAS
Title/rank
LIEUTENANT
Nationality
SCOT or WELSH?
Social status
OFFICER

Text source

Thomas Wind was in Captain Francis Trafford's [SSNE 237] company of Colonel Donald Mackay's [SSNE 93] regiment in Danish-Norwegian service. Apparently these men were largely Welsh. It was disbanded on 27/6/1629. He is probably the same man as the lieutenant Thomas Wind who later appears in Swedish service in 1632, as it was common for those who had survived Danish-Norwegian service to subsequently enter the Swedish army. Part of this regiment participated at the battle of Lutzen in 1632 under the command of Ludovick Leslie

Swedish Krigsarkiv, Muster Roll, 1632/30; T. Riis, Should Auld Acquaintance Be Forgot (Odense, 1988), II, p.117

Service record

DENMARK-NORWAY, MACKAY'S REGIMENT
Arrived 1629-01-01, as ENSIGN
Departed 1629-12-31, as ENSIGN
Capacity OFFICER, purpose MILITARY
SWEDEN, WILLIAM BELLENDEN'S INFANTRY
Arrived 1632-01-01, as LIEUTENANT
Departed 1632-12-31, as LIEUTENANT
Capacity OFFICER, purpose MILITARY