DOUGLAS, JAMES [SSNE 5001]

Surname
DOUGLAS
First name
JAMES
Title/rank
CAPTAIN
Nationality
SCOT

Text source

Captain James Douglas took over his first company when he gained his captain's commission on 6 December 1638. By 1649 his company stood at 50 men and he had a monthly pay of £825. Douglas was listed as deceased in 1655.

J. Ferguson, Papers Illustrating the History of the Scots Brigade in theservice of the United Netherlands,1572-1697 (Edinburgh, 1899), pp.328, 331, 473, 490, 494-5.

Service record

THE DUTCH REPUBLIC, THE SCOTS BRIGADE
Arrived 1638-01-01, as LIEUTENANT
Departed 1655-05-16, as CAPTAIN
Capacity OFFICER, purpose MILITARY