COOKE, JOHN [SSNE 8165]

Surname

COOKE, COUCK

First name

JOHN, JOHAN

Title/rank

SERGEANT-MAJOR, acting LIEUTENANT-COLONEL

Nationality

ENGLISH

Social status

OFFICER

Text source

John Cooke was an English officer in the Anglo-Dutch Brigade. He served at the siege of Bergen-op-Zoom in 1622, acting as lieutenant-colonel over the English regiments.

Sources:

Lambertus de Rijcke, Nathan Vayus, and Job du Rieu, Bergen op den Zoom, Beleghert op den 18 Iujilj 1622, ende Ontleghert den 3 Octobris des selven Iaers… ende heft sich erbarmt over fijn volck, (Middleburg, 1623), list of officers appearing at the end of the book.

 

This entry created by Mr Jack Abernethy.

Service record

THE DUTCH REPUBLIC, ANGLO-DUTCH BRIGADE

Arrived 1622-01-01, as SERGEANT-MAJOR

Departed 1622-12-31, as SERGEANT-MAJOR

Capacity OFFICER, purpose MILITARY