LEARMONTH, PATRICK [SSNE 865]

Surname

LEARMONTH, LERMONTH, LERMONT, LERMOND, LERMUND, LERMUNDH, LEIRMONT, LEARMOND, LEERMONTH

First name

PATRICK

Nationality

SCOT

Text source

Patrick Learmonth served in the Swedish army between 1609-1613. This is possibly the same as Captain Lermund referred to by Axel Oxenstierna in his letter of September 1612 to Field Marshal Jesper Mattson Krus, as of use to Krus in the war against Denmark-Norway. It was perhaps this P. Lermonth who was an officer in James Spens' [SSNE 1642] regiment in 1610. 

Sources: T. Fischer, The Scots in Sweden, (Edinburgh, 1907), p.223; G. Arteus, Till Militärstatens Förhistoria: Krig, professionalisering och social förändring under Vasasönernas regering (Stockholm, 1986), p.154; Rikskansleren Axel Oxenstiernas skrifter och brefvexling, first series, II, p.80.

Service record

SWEDEN,

Arrived 1609-01-01

Departed 1613-12-31

Capacity OFFICER, purpose MILITARY