GREIG, ? [SSNE 4228]

Surname
GREIG, GRIEG, GREG
First name
?
Title/rank
CAPTAIN
Nationality
SCOT
Region
Social status
OFFICER
Education
Religion

Text source

Captain Greig is listed as one of the officers in Gustav II Adolf's only Scottish regiment during the Kalmar War, 1611-13. Sometimes he is simply called Captain G.

G. Arteus, Till Militärstatens Förhistoria: Krig, professionalisering och social förändring under Vasasönernas regering (Stockholm, 1986), p.146; T. Fischer, The Scots in Sweden (Edinburgh, 1907), p.74-5.

Service record

SWEDEN, SAMUEL COCKBURN
Arrived 1610-01-01, as CAPTAIN, ARTILLERY
Departed 1613-12-31, as CAPTAIN
Capacity OFFICER, purpose MILITARY