BETHUNE, ARCHIBALD [SSNE 8036]
- Surname
- BETHUNE, BETHON, BETHONE
- First name
- ARCHIBALD
- Title/rank
- SERGEANT-MAJOR
- Nationality
- SCOT
- Social status
- OFFICER
Text source
Archibald Bethune was an officer in the Scots-Dutch Brigade between 1614-1629. He succeeded Arthur Forbes as captain in 1614 and by 1617 commanded 120 men with a salary of £1655. He was promoted to sergeant-major by 28 December 1628 under Colonel Sir John Halkett [SSNE 7966]. Bethune was dead by 22 October 1629 and the sergeant-majorship may have passed to James Haddon [SSNE 8035], who was also lieutenant-colonel by that time, or it may have passed to Mungo Hamilton, who Ferguson contends was made sergeant-major before Bois-le-Duc.
Sources:
J. Ferguson, Papers Illustrating the History of the Scots Brigade in the service of the United Netherlands, 1572-1697 (Edinburgh, 1899), pp. 232, 308, 311, 322, 332.
This entry created by Mr Jack Abernethy.
Service record
- THE DUTCH REPUBLIC, THE SCOTS BRIGADE, R. HENDERSON, F. HENDERSON
- Arrived 1614-01-01, as CAPTAIN
- Departed 1628-12-28, as SERGEANT-MAJOR
- Capacity OFFICER, purpose MILITARY
- THE DUTCH REPUBLIC, THE SCOTS BRIGADE, COL. HALKETT, COL. BALFOUR
- Arrived 1628-12-28, as SERGEANT-MAJOR
- Departed 1629-10-22, as DECEASED
- Capacity OFFICER, purpose MILITARY