STEWART, WILLIAM [SSNE 462]
- Surname
- STEWART
- First name
- WILLIAM
- Title/rank
- LT. COLONEL
- Nationality
- SCOT
- Region
- TRAQUAIR, BORDERS
- Social status
- OFFICER
Text source
William Stewart was a brother of Sir John First Earl of Traquair, son of John Stewart the younger of Traquair and Margaret, daughter of Andrew, master of Ochiltree. He entered Danish service 15/3/1626 as part of Colonel Donald Mackay's [SSNE 93] regiment, and was wounded in action at Oldenburg September 1627. The following year he became an appointed ensign. The Stockholm muster rolls show that Stewart served as a lieutenant, still in Mackay's regiment, in 1629. He transferred to Patrick Ruthven's [SSNE 3413] regiment in the same year. By 1630 he was again a lieutenant in Mackay's and got promoted to captain in Robert Monro's [SSNE 94] recruited squadron in 1631. Stewart became a captain, then major in Mackay's regiment in 1632. He later became a colonel.Swedish Krigsarkiv, Muster Roll, 1629/11,16,18-20; 1630/22-28; 1631/22; 1632/28; 1635/33,34; T. Riis, Should Auld Acquaintance Be Forgot (Odense, 1988), II, p.125; J. Mackay, 'Mackay's Regiment' in Transactions of the Gaelic Society of Inverness, VIII, 1879, p.185; R. Monro, His Expedition with a worthy Scots Regiment called Mac-Keyes (London, 1637), I, p.82.
Service record
- DENMARK-NORWAY, MACKAY'S REGIMENT
- Arrived 1626-01-01, as ENSIGN
- Departed 1628-10-04, as ENSIGN
- Capacity OFFICER, purpose MILITARY
- SWEDEN, MACKAY'S REGIMENT
- Arrived 1629-01-01, as LIEUTENANT
- Departed 1632-12-31, as MAJOR
- Capacity OFFICER, purpose MILITARY
- SWEDEN, WILLIAM STEWART'S INFANTRY SQUADRON
- Arrived 1635-01-01, as LT. COLONEL
- Departed 1635-12-31, as COLONEL IN CHIE
- Capacity OFFICER, purpose MILITARY