TROSTER, ALEXANDER [SSNE 7704]

Surname

TROSTER, TROBTER

First name

ALEXANDER

Title/rank

CAPTAIN

Nationality

SCOT

Text source

Captain Alexander Troster was a commandant in the castle Greiffenstein (near Greiffenberg) between December 1645 and July 1650. In the chronicle of Greiffenberg he was described as 'a Scot and a good soldier'. ('ein Schottlaender, ein gutter Soldat'). Martin Herbst, Chronik von Greifenberg: 1623 - 1679 (online publication, 2009).

Service record

BRANDENBURG, GREIFFENSTEIN

Arrived 1645-12-13

Departed 1650-07-24

Capacity MILITARY, purpose MILITARY