SEMPLE, JOHN [SSNE 184]
Text source
Captain John Semple sent 55 men from Scotland to Gluckstadt at his own cost after 17 October 1627 onwards. These men were to serve in the Danish-Norwegian army.
Sources: G. Lind, Danish Data Archive 1573; T. Riis, Should Auld Acquaintance Be Forgot (Odense, 1988), II, pp.133 and 143; J.A. Fallon, 'Scottish Mercenaries in the service of Denmark and Sweden 1626-1632' unpublished Ph.D. thesis, Glasgow, 1972.
Service record
- DENMARK-NORWAY, NITHSDALE'S
- Arrived 1627-08-01, as ENSIGN
- Departed 1627-10-16, as CAPTAIN
- Capacity OFFICER, purpose MILITARY
- DENMARK-NORWAY, LORD SPYNIES OWN
- Arrived 1627-10-17, as CAPTAIN
- Departed 1628-12-10, as CAPTAIN
- Capacity OFFICER, purpose MILITARY