SCOTT, JAMES [SSNE 3005]
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James Scott was a captain in Swedish service. From 1609-1610 he was in Samuel Cockburn's [SSNE 4219] regiment. This is probably the same captain Scott whose company of Finnish infantry was noted in the military payroll for 1618.
Sources: Swedish Riksarkiv, Militieräkenskaper 1537-1619; T. Fischer, The Scots in Sweden (Edinburgh, 1907), p.224.
Service record
- SWEDEN, SAMUEL COCKBURN
- Arrived 1609-01-01, as CAPTAIN
- Departed 1610-12-31, as CAPTAIN
- Capacity OFFICER, purpose MILITARY
- SWEDEN, FINNISH INFANTRY COMPANY
- Arrived 1618-01-01, as CAPTAIN
- Departed 1618-12-31, as CAPTAIN
- Capacity OFFICER, purpose MILITARY