CUNNINGHAM, JAKOB [SSNE 2121]

Surname

CUNNINGHAM

First name

JAKOB, JAMES

Title/rank

LIEUTENANT COLONEL

Nationality

SCOT

Social status

OFFICER

Text source

Sir James Cunningham served first in Gustaf Horn's Norrland regiment, then in Jakmes Duwall's [SSNE 1623] Norrland regiment, and finally in Johan Baner's Norrland regiment. It was probably he whom Robert Monro [SSNE 94] mentions as lieutenant colonel in Swedish service in 1632

R. Monro, His Expedition with the worthy Scots regiment called Mackeyes (2 vols., London, 1632), II, List of the Scottish Officers in Chief; Swedish Krigsarkiv, Muster Roll, 1624/4; 1625/4-6.

Service record

SWEDEN, NORRLAND

Arrived 1624-01-01, as ENSIGN

Departed 1632-12-31, as LIEUTENANT COLONEL

Capacity OFFICER, purpose MILITARY