BURKE, RICHARD [SSNE 1199]

Surname

BURKE, BOURKE, BOURKG

First name

RICHARD

Title/rank

CAPTAIN

Nationality

IRISH

Social status

NOBILITY

Text source

Irish officer in Danish service. Started as a lieutenant in the army in 1675. Officer in the navy from 1676-77, then re entered the army as a captain. Left service in 1691 as a chief of his own company

J.C.W. Hirsch and K. Hirsch (eds.), 'Fortegnelse over Dansk og Norske officerer med flere fra 1648 til 1814 (12 vols. compiled 1888-1907), II, vol. 2.

Service record

DENMARK-NORWAY, DANISH ARMY

Arrived 1675-07-10, as LIEUTENANT

Departed 1676-02-12, as LIEUTENANT

Capacity OFFICER, purpose MILITARY

DENMARK-NORWAY, NAVY

Arrived 1676-12-01, as LIEUTENANT

Departed 1677-03-31, as LIEUTENANT

Capacity OFFICER, purpose NAVAL

DENMARK-NORWAY, DANISH ARMY

Arrived 1677-03-31, as LIEUTENANT

Departed 1691-03-03, as CAPTAIN

Capacity OFFICER, purpose MILITARY