MUIR, JOHN [SSNE 4025]

Surname

MUIR, MURIS

First name

JOHN

Title/rank

LIEUTENANT

Nationality

SCOT

Social status

OFFICER

Text source

In 1661 Lieutenant John Muris (who had served the Swedes) joined his compatriot, Patrick Gordon, en route to Moscow and enlisted in the Russian army

D. Fedosov, The Caledonian Connection (Aberdeen, 1996).

Service record

SWEDEN, ARMY

Arrived 1659-01-01

Departed 1660-12-31

Capacity OFFICER, purpose MILITARY

RUSSIA, RUSSIAN ARMY

Arrived 1661-01-01, as LIEUTENANT

Departed 1661-12-31, as LIEUTENANT

Capacity OFFICER, purpose MILITARY