MUIR, HANS [SSNE 3175]

Surname

MUIR, MYHR

First name

HANS, JOHAN

Title/rank

LT. COLONEL

Nationality

SCOT?

Social status

OFFICER

Text source

Hans(John?) Muir served as an ensign in Ernst Creutz' Nyland regiment in 1623 and became lieutenant in 1624. He was in Arvid Horn's Bjorneborg regiment in 1627. He was captain in Johan Lilliehook's Bjorneborg regiment in 1628 and later in Metstake's regiment in 1630. Muir later became a major in Bjorneborg's regiment in 1632 and lieutenant colonel in 1634-40. It is not clear where he came from

Swedish Krigsarkiv, Muster Roll, 1623/8; 1624/5; 1625/4; 1627/6,9,12; 1628/11-15; 1629/6-10,12,13,15,17; 1630/19,21; 1631/22-27; 1632/22,23; 1633/23-26; 1634/10,24,25; 1635/1,18,33-36; 1636/14,16-23; 1637/3,13-17; 1638/3,5,15,24-27; 1639/10,13-17; 1640/9.

Service record

SWEDEN, CREUTZ, ERNST

Arrived 1623-01-01, as ENSIGN

Departed 1626-12-31, as LIEUTENANT

Capacity OFFICER, purpose MILITARY

SWEDEN, BJORNEBORG, FINLAND

Arrived 1627-01-01, as LIEUTENANT

Departed 1640-12-31, as LT. COLONEL

Capacity OFFICER, purpose MILITARY