FIELD, [SSNE 6979]
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In the Thomason Tracts there is a reference to a CAPTAINE FIELD. He served 16 years in the German wars in Swedish service by 1641 implying that he enlisted there in 1625A famous battel fought by the Earle of Corke, the Earle of Ormond, and the Lord Moore against the rebels in Ireland. Whereinis shewed the braue valour of the Lord Moore, how he recovered Dublin from the besiege of the rebels, and by his policyundermined the ground, and laid 20. barrels of gun-powder in a vault, and killed 2000. of the rebels at that time. Also, a greatand bloody battel betwixt the Earle of Ormond and Tyrone, and the number of men that were slaine. Whereunto is added thetrecherous plots against Dublin, and how it hath bin defended, and is now very strongly fortified as also of the great guard that isdaily set to defend London Derry, and of some plots lately intended against the same. With the relation of how some Englishforces are come upon the rebels and have slaine many of them. Imprint: London : printed for John Greensmith, Date: 1642 [p. 1] 23 Dec 1641 rebels prepared to attack Dublin and marched on Kilmainham; Moore learned of this and rallied his troopstogether with Cork [???] and Ormond (6000 in all). Ormond was shot in the thigh. [p. 2] 24 December the rebels renewed the assault on Dublin and were beaten back by ‘that true, valorous, and experiencedsouldier CAPTAINE FIELD, who hath bin in the King of Swedlands wars these 16 yeeres last past’
Nonetheless, the reference is interesting. See BibName/Number: Wing (2nd ed.) / F364 Bib Name/Number: Thomason / E.181[24] UMI Collection / reel number: ThomasonTracts 32:E.181[24]. Thanks to Professor Jane Ohlmeyer for this reference.
Service record
- SWEDEN, ARMY
- Arrived 1625-01-01
- Departed 1641-10-30, as CAPTAIN
- Capacity OFFICER, purpose MILITARY