LESLIE, JOHN? [SSNE 3986]
- Surname
- LESLIE
- First name
- JOHN?
- Title/rank
- LESLIE OF WARDIS
- Nationality
- SCOT
- Region
- WARDIS, ABERDEENSHIRE
- Social status
- OFFICER
Text source
John Leslie of Wardis was noted as a colonel in Swedish service. He is probably the same as the John Leslie who after some service in Russia, returned to Scotland. His dates of service are not clearly recordedR. Monro, Monro His Expedition with the worthy Scots regiment called Mac-Keys, (London, 1637) ; D. Fedosov, The Caledonian Connection (Aberdeen, 1996); P.Dukes, "Aberdeen and North-east Scotland: some archival and other sources" in The Study of Russian History from British Archival Sources, 1986, p.54.
Service record
- RUSSIA, RUSSIAN ARMY
- Capacity OFFICER, purpose MILITARY