CUNNINGHAM, GEORGE [SSNE 2118]

Surname

CUNNINGHAM, CUNINGHAME, CUNYNGHAME, KYNINGEN, KÖNINGHEM, KÖNIG, KÖNIGAM, KÖNNINGAM

First name

GEORGE, JÖRAN, JÖREN

Title/rank

COLONEL

Nationality

SCOT

Social status

OFFICER

Text source

George Cunningham was first lieutenant colonel in Kristoffer Assarsson Mannerskold's regiment from Vastergotland. He then joined James Spens'[SSNE 1642] regiment in 1624 but also temporarily served in James Seaton's [SSNE 3474] regiment that year. He became colonel of Seaton's regiment from Vastergotland-Dalarna 1626-30 upon Seaton's death(one source notes this was shared with Thomas Kerr [SSNE 2791]). Some of the sick and wounded men of his company got leave to return home in October 1627. In 1630 he was sole colonel for Seaton's recruited infantry regiment. In 1631 he was the colonel of a recruited regiment of Scots. This is possibly the same regiment of which Chancellor Axel Oxenstierna noted in March that they were untried and inexperienced, although by October they were requiring reinforcements from Scotland. He died in 1632. (The military muster roll for 1635 might refer to SSNE 2119?)

Swedish Riksarkiv, P. Sondén, Militärachefer i svenska arméen och deras skrivelser; Swedish Krigsarkiv, Muster Roll, 1622/4; 1624/8,10; 1626/1,6,7,10,11; 1627/4-12, 14; 1628/4-7, 9-12, 14, 15; 1629/6,7,10,12,13,15,17; 1630/2,15,17,37; 1631/8,12-14, 16-21; 1632/7,10-19; 1635,14; A letter can be found in 'Krigskollegium Kancelliet; Adressatregistratur till Krigskollegiets Registratur 1631-1654', dated 16/3 1631; Rikskansleren Axel Oxenstiernas skrifter och brefvexling, first series, III, 639, 642; ibid, first series, VI, pp.192, 492; H.O. Prytz, Historiska Upplysningar om svenska och norska armeernas regementer och kårer jemte flottorna, II, (Stockholm, 1868), p.527.

Service record

SWEDEN, ASSARSSON'S

Arrived 1622-01-01, as LT. COLONEL

Departed 1623-12-31, as LT. COLONEL

Capacity OFFICER, purpose MILITARY

SWEDEN, JAMES SPENS

Arrived 1624-01-01, as LT. COLONEL

Departed 1625-12-31, as LT.COLONEL

Capacity OFFICER, purpose MILITARY

SWEDEN, VASTERGOTLAND

Arrived 1626-01-01, as COLONEL

Departed 1634-12-31, as COLONEL + CHIEF

Capacity OFFICER, purpose MILITARY

SWEDEN, GEORGE CUNNINGHAM

Arrived 1630-01-01, as COLONEL + CHIEF

Departed 1632-09-29, as COLONEL + CHIEF

Capacity OFFICER, purpose MILITARY