ASHTON, GEORGE [SSNE 606]

Surname

ASHTON, ASTON

First name

GEORGE

Title/rank

COLONEL

Nationality

ENGLISH

Text source

Colonel George Ashton served in the Swedish army in Poland from 1656 to 1659. On 24 October 1659 he was lieutenant colonel for a regiment of infantry troops. This may be the same as George Ashton noted as major of artillery at Bremen

Swedish Riksarkiv, P. Sondén, Militärachefer i svenska arméen och deras skrivelser; Swedish Riksarkiv, Adolf Johans Arkiv i Stegeborgssamlingen, 2 letters from George Ashton (then major), February and March 1656, Lowicz; Swedish Krigsarkiv, katalog over rullor, 1658 vol.10.

Service record

SWEDEN, SWEDISH ARMY, LOWICZ IN POLAND

Arrived 1656-02-01, as MAJOR

Departed 1659-12-31, as COLONEL

Capacity OFFICER, purpose MILITARY

SWEDEN, ARTILLERY AT BREMEN

Arrived 1658-01-01, as MAJOR

Departed 1658-12-31, as MAJOR

Capacity OFFICER, purpose MILITARY

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