PETRE, ROBERT [SSNE 2532]

Surname

PETRE, PETRIE, PETRI

First name

ROBERT

Title/rank

COLONEL

Nationality

SCOT

Region

VASTMANLAND

Social status

OFFICER

Education

UNIVERSITY

Text source

Robert Petre (1681-1725) matriculated in Uppsala at the start of the 18th century. He was born in Vastmanland in Sweden of Scottish parentage. He served as an ensign in the Halsinge regiment in 1706 and was wounded at poltava in 1709. Eventually Petre was taken prisoner at Perovolchina and was released in 1722. He thereafter had the rank of colonel and kept a diary.

Andersson et al, Uppsala Universitets Matrikel, (Uppsala, 1900-1911); T. Fischer, The Scots in Sweden (Edinburgh, 1907), Supplement, pp.215-267; P. Englund, The Battle of Poltava: The Birth of the Russian Empire (London, 1992),Biographical Appendix, p.272.

Service record

SWEDEN, UPPSALA

Arrived 1701-01-01

Departed 1702-12-31

Capacity STUDENT, purpose ACADEMIC

SWEDEN, HALSINGE REGIMENT

Arrived 1706-01-01, as ENSIGN

Departed 1709-12-31, as CAPTAIN?

Capacity OFFICER, purpose MILITARY

SWEDEN, RUSSIA

Arrived 1710-01-01, as CAPTAIN

Departed 1722-12-31, as COLONEL

Capacity PRISONER, purpose MILITARY

SWEDEN, SWEDISH ARMY

Arrived 1722-01-01, as COLONEL

Departed 1725-12-31, as COLONEL

Capacity OFFICER, purpose MILITARY