MAXWELL, JOHN [SSNE 4962]

Surname

MAXWELL

First name

JOHN

Title/rank

CAPTAIN

Nationality

SCOT

Region

Social status

Education

Religion

Text source

A Captain John Maxwell apparently served in the Scots Brigade in 1689 and took prisoners from the Edinburgh Tolbooth into his company.

D. Dobson 'Scottish Soldiers in Continental Europe [part one] (St Andrews, 1997); Register of the Privy Council of Scotland, XIII, p.573.

Service record

THE DUTCH REPUBLIC, THE SCOTS BRIGADE

Arrived 1689-01-01, as CAPTAIN

Departed 1690-12-31, as CAPTAIN

Capacity OFFICER, purpose MILITARY