DUNBAR, PATRICK [SSNE 8121]

Surname
DUNBAR
First name
PATRICK
Title/rank
MAJOR
Nationality
SCOT

Text source

Patrick Dunbar was an officer in the Danish-Norwegian army.  On 11/11/1657 in Maria Kirken, Dunbar married Elizabeth Grubbe. That year he served as a major in Nadelwitz's infantry. 'Oberstvagtmester' Dombach is noted for being captured in 1658 in Helsingor while serving as a major. He remained a prisoner for 18 months but managed to ransom himself, became 'reduced' in 1661 and sought his dismissal from the army. 

He is often conflated with his namesake [SSNE 272]

 

J.C.W. Hirsch and K. Hirsch (eds.), 'Fortegnelse over Dansk og Norske officerer med flere fra 1648 til 1814 (12 vols. compiled 1888-1907), III, vol.2 (here Listed as 'of Spannerup' in Skane, born 1598 - this was the other Patrick); G. Lind, Danish Data Archive 1573

Service record

DENMARK-NORWAY, NADELWITZ' INFANTRY
Arrived 1657-01-01, as MAJOR
Departed 1661-12-31, as MAJOR
Capacity OFFICER, purpose MILITARY