THOMSON, JOHN [SSNE 8532]
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John Thomson served as a captain in Danzig under Colonel William Stewart but transferred to Dutch service in 1578. He had either died or left service in by 1581, having been replaced by “Captain Sluacer.” (Possibly Captain James Sclater [SSNE 8525]).
Sources:
Peter Paul Bajer, Scots in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, 16th-18th Centuries (Leiden, 2012), p. 469.
James Ferguson, Papers Illustrating the History of the Scots Brigade in the service of the United Netherlands, 1572-1697 (Edinburgh, 1899), p. 47.
HaNA, 1.01.02, 12756.15.
This entry created by Dr Jack Abernethy.
Service record
- DANZIG, STEWART'S DANZIG REGIMENT
- Arrived 1577-01-01, as CAPTAIN
- Departed 1577-12-31, as CAPTAIN
- Capacity OFFICER, purpose MILITARY
- THE DUTCH REPUBLIC, THE SCOTS BRIGADE
- Arrived 1578-01-01, as CAPTAIN
- Departed 1581-12-31, as CAPTAIN
- Capacity OFFICER, purpose MILITARY