ASHTON, GEORGE [SSNE 606]

Surname

ASHTON, ASTON

First name

GEORGE

Title/rank

COLONEL

Nationality

ENGLISH

Region

Social status

Education

Religion

Text source

Colonel George Ashton served in the Swedish army in Poland from 1656 to 1659. On 24 October 1659 he was lieutenant colonel for a regiment of infantry troops. This may be the same as George Ashton noted as major of artillery at Bremen.

Swedish Riksarkiv, P. Sondén, Militärachefer i svenska arméen och deras skrivelser; Swedish Riksarkiv, Adolf Johans Arkiv i Stegeborgssamlingen, 2 letters from George Ashton (then major), February and March 1656, Lowicz; Swedish Krigsarkiv, katalog over rullor, 1658 vol.10.

Service record

SWEDEN, SWEDISH ARMY, LOWICZ IN POLAND

Arrived 1656-02-01, as MAJOR

Departed 1659-12-31, as COLONEL

Capacity OFFICER, purpose MILITARY

SWEDEN, ARTILLERY AT BREMEN

Arrived 1658-01-01, as MAJOR

Departed 1658-12-31, as MAJOR

Capacity OFFICER, purpose MILITARY

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