TRAIL, JOHN [SSNE 4096]

Surname

TRAIL

First name

JOHN

Title/rank

CAPTAIN

Nationality

SCOT

Social status

OFFICER

Text source

John Trail was a Scottish officer in Russian service. He was noted as a captain "from Scottish land" and had formerly been in Swedish service. In 1654 he came to Moscow from Sweden to serve the Tsar with Thomas Menzies.

D. Fedosov, The Caledonian Connection (Aberdeen, 1996); (RGADA,f.150,op.1, 1654,No.1; Charykov,pp.76-7)

Service record

SWEDEN, SWEDISH ARMY

Arrived 1653-01-01, as CAPTAIN

Departed 1653-12-31, as CAPTAIN

Capacity OFFICER, purpose MILITARY

RUSSIA, RUSSIAN ARMY

Arrived 1654-01-01, as CAPTAIN

Departed 1654-12-31, as CAPTAIN

Capacity OFFICER, purpose MILITARY