BLACKADDER, JAMES [SSNE 22]

Surname

BLACKADDER, BLACADE

First name

JAMES

Title/rank

COLONEL

Nationality

SCOT

Social status

OFFICER

Text source

James Blackadder is listed as an 'English' captain who served under Ulrik Christian Gyldenclove (Jyske dragoons) between 1657-8

G. Lind, Danish Data Archive 1573; 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.1.; T. Riis, Should Auld Acquaintance Be Forgot (Odense, 1988), II, p.144.

Service record

DENMARK-NORWAY, JYSKE DRAGOONS

Arrived 1657-05-01, as CAPTAIN

Departed 1660-05-31, as COLONEL

Capacity OFFICER, purpose MILITARY