VANE, FRANCIS [SSNE 6936]

Surname

VANE

First name

FRANCIS

Title/rank

SIR

Nationality

ENGLISH

Text source

Sir Francis Vane, brother to the Earl of Westmorland, served as a volunteer in the army of James Marquis Hamilton [SSNE 1348] with the Swedes in 1631. He was wounded at the battle of Creuznach early that year

The Swedish Intelligencer: The Second Part (London, 1632), pp.82-83.

Service record

STUART KINGDOMS, SWEDEN, HAMILTON'S ARMY

Arrived 1630-06-08, as VOLUNTEER

Capacity OFFICER, purpose MILITARY