KNIGHTLY, FERDINAND [SSNE 8169]

Surname
KNIGHTLY
First name
FERDINAND
Title/rank
COLONEL
Nationality
ENGLISH
Social status
OFFICER

Text source

Ferdinand Knightly was an officer in the Anglo-Dutch Brigade. He was a captain as early as 1622, serving in Colonel Sidney's regiment. During his tenure in the Dutch Republic he then held the following ranks:

Sergeant-major: 16 December 1632-19 May 1638

Lieutenant-Colonel: 19 May 1638-1 November 1644

Colonel: 1 November 1644-8 December 1646

 

Sources: 

Ten Raa, F.J.G, and de Bas, F., Het Staatsche Leger, 1568-1795, IV (Breda, 1918), p. 243.

 

This entry created by Mr Jack Abernethy.

Service record

THE DUTCH REPUBLIC, ANGLO-DUTCH BRIGADE
Arrived 1622-01-01, as CAPTAIN
Departed 1646-12-08, as COLONEL
Capacity OFFICER, purpose MILITARY