SANDILANDS, WILLIAM [SSNE 4994]
- Surname
- SANDILANDS, SANDELANDS
- First name
- WILLIAM
- Title/rank
- SIR
- Nationality
- SCOT
- Region
- Social status
- Education
- Religion
Text source
William Sandilands succeeded Robert Halkett as captain in Erskine's regiment in 1661, taking his commission on 9 August of that year. By 1665 his company stood at 49 men and his monthly pay at £783. In 1668 he was appointed Sergeant-Major of Louis Erskine's regiment in place of John Roper, deceased. He was still listed in service as Sergeant-Major in 1673.J. Ferguson, Papers Illustrating the History of the Scots Brigade in the service of the United Netherlands,1572-1697 (Edinburgh, 1899), pp.489, 493, 496-7, 499-502, 526, 528, 532, 535; D. Dobson 'Scottish Soldiers in Continental Europe' [part one] (St Andrews, 1997).
Service record
- THE DUTCH REPUBLIC, THE SCOTS BRIGADE, ERSKINE'S
- Arrived 1661-08-01, as LIEUTENANT
- Departed 1673-12-31, as MAJOR
- Capacity OFFICER, purpose MILITARY