TALLFELL, ANTHONY [SSNE 6670]

Surname

TALLFELL, THELWALL

First name

ANTHONY, ANTHONI

Title/rank

CAPTAIN

Nationality

ENGLISH/IRISH?

Region

Social status

Education

Religion

Text source

Anthony Tallfell was one of the survivors of Colonel Thomas Conway's [SSNE 6634] illfated regiment of Irish recruits. Conway and others drowned in 1632 en route to Germany to enter Swedish military service. Tallfell and Major Thomas Grave [SSNE 3738] were ordered by Chancellor Axel Oxenstierna to be paid and then make their way to King Gustav II Adolf in Germany.

Rikskansleren Axel Oxenstiernas skrifter och brefvexling, first series, vol. 7, p.162.

Service record

SWEDEN, COLONEL CONWAY'S REGIMENT

Arrived 1632-04-01, as CAPTAIN

Departed 1632-12-31, as CAPTAIN

Capacity OFFICER, purpose MILITARY