LESLEY, JOHN [SSNE 8236]
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Captain Sir John Leslie served in the Earl of Morton's regiment during the 1628 Ile de Rhé expedition. He remained in the regiment when it transferred to Sir George Hay of Kinfauns [SSNE 5056] for service in the Dutch Republic. He served at the siege of 's-Hertogenbosch in 1629.
Sources:
Ferguson, J., Papers Illustrating the History of the Scots Brigade in theservice of the United Netherlands, 1572-1697 (Edinburgh, 1899), p. 400.
TNA, SP 16/116, f. 117. Norton to Conway, 8 Sept 1628.
This entry created by Mr Jack Abernethy.
Service record
- THE STUART KINGDOMS, FRANCE, LA ROCHELLE, EARL OF MORTON'S REGIMENT
- Departed 1628-12-31, as CAPTAIN
- Capacity OFFICER, purpose MILITARY
- THE DUTCH REPUBLIC, THE SCOTS BRIGADE, HAY'S
- Departed 1629-12-31, as CAPTAIN
- Capacity OFFICER, purpose MILITARY