SCOTT, WILLIAM [SSNE 8113]
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William Scott was a captain in the second regiment of the Scots-Dutch Brigade, under the command of Colonel Sir Robert Henderson [SSNE 4975]. He was commissioned as captain on 12 March 1621, replacing Captain Murray. He was killed on 19 September 1622 at the siege of Bergen-op-Zoom. Command of his company fell to George Lamont, who was commissioned as captain around 27 November 1622.
Sources:
Dr. Ir. J. MacLean, De Huwelijksintekeningen Van Schotse Militairen in Nederland: 1574-1665 (Zutphen, 1976), p. 31.
J. Ferguson, Papers Illustrating the History of the Scots Brigade in the service of the United Netherlands,1572-1697 (Edinburgh, 1899), p. 318, 319, 322, 332.
This entry created by Mr Jack Abernethy.
Service record
- THE DUTCH REPUBLIC, THE SCOTS BRIGADE, R. HENDERSON
- Arrived 1621-03-12, as CAPTAIN
- Departed 1622-09-19, as DECEASED
- Capacity OFFICER, purpose MILITARY