THOMSON, JOHN [SSNE 7608]
Text source
John (Jan) Thomson was a captain who led a company of Scottish infantry from October 1581 in the Polish army up to and including the siege of Pskov.Anna Bieganska, Zolnierze szkoccy w dawnej Rzeczypospolitej in Studia i Materialy do Historii Wojskowosci, t. XXVII (Warszawa, 1984), pp. 90-91. With thanks to Michal Paradowski for this information.
Service record
- POLAND-LITHUANIA, ARMY
- Arrived 1581-01-01, as CAPTAIN
- Capacity OFFICER, purpose MILITARY