DRUMMOND, JOHN [SSNE 2411]

Surname

DRUMMOND, DROMMOND

First name

JOHN, JOHAN, HANS

Title/rank

CAPTAIN

Nationality

SCOT

Social status

OFFICER

Text source

An Ensign John Drummond served in James Spens'[SSNE 1642] regiment in 1629. He was later in Robert Leslie's [SSNE 2932] infantry regiment in 1631. From 1631 a Lieutenant Drummond appears in Patrick Ruthven's [SSNE 3413] regiment and in 1632 a lieutenant captain served with Robert Monro [SSNE 94]. They are likely to have been the same individual. Monro's regiment served at Nordlingen in September 1634 and lost many men. The author of "The Modern History" noted that among the Scottish officers killed was one Captain Drummond, which may have been this man.

Sources: Swedish Krigsarkiv, Muster Roll, 1629/15,17; MR 1629/22; 1631/22-27; MR 1631/19,20; The Modern History of the World. Or An Historical Relation of the most memorable passages in Germany, and else-where, since the beginning of this present Yeere 1635 (London, 1635), A3.

Service record

SWEDEN, JAMES SPENS

Arrived 1629-01-01, as ENSIGN

Departed 1629-12-31, as ENSIGN

Capacity OFFICER, purpose MILITARY

SWEDEN, ROBERT LESLIE

Arrived 1630-01-01, as ENSIGN

Departed 1630-12-31, as ENSIGN

Capacity OFFICER, purpose MILITARY

SWEDEN, PATRICK RUTHVEN

Arrived 1631-01-01, as LIEUTENANT

Departed 1631-12-31, as LT. CAPTAIN

Capacity OFFICER, purpose MILITARY

SWEDEN, MACKAY'S/ROBERT MONRO

Arrived 1632-01-01, as LT. CAPTAIN

Departed 1634-09-06, as CAPTAIN

Capacity OFFICER, purpose MILITARY