JORDAN, KARL GUSTAF VON [SSNE 2762]

Surname
JORDAN
First name
KARL GUSTAF VON
Title/rank
CAPTAIN OF HORSE
Nationality
POSSIBLE
Social status
NOBLEMAN

Text source

Karl Gustaf von Jordan was a Finnish nobleman taken into Swedish military service aged 18 in March 1698. Whether he was of Scottish descent remains to be clarified.

Sweden Krigsarkiv, Muster Roll, 1698/4; 1699/4

Service record

SWEDEN, KARL G SKYTTE'S BATALLION
Arrived 1698-03-01, as CAPT OF HORSE
Departed 1699-12-31, as CAPT OF HORSE
Capacity OFFICER, purpose MILITARY