James Seaton (officer)
James Seaton († 1625 presumably in Riga ) was a Swedish colonel and regiment owner .
Life
James Seaton took part as a Swedish officer in the Polish-Swedish war for supremacy in the Baltic Sea region in the storming of Riga in 1621. Although the operation was successful for the Swedes and ended 40 years of Polish rule in Riga, Seaton lost a leg in the fighting. No later than the following year, probably earlier, he advanced to the rank of a Swedish colonel and became owner of the newly established and named after him court and Garrison Regiment Seaton in Riga. Together with Captain William Boswell, he was sent from Riga on a diplomatic mission to London. He died at the beginning of 1625. Melchior von Wurmbrand was his successor as head of the regiment.
James had a brother, John Seaton, who was also an officer in the Swedish service.
Web links
Jan Glete: Värvade regimenten i svensk tjänst 1618-1631 , 2005, p. 2ff (Swedish) Contains information about the Seaton regiment named after him .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Bertil Broomé: Nils Stiernsköld , 1950, p 91ff
- ↑ a b James Grant: Memoirs and Adventures of Sir John Hepburn , 1851, p. 255
- ↑ Calendar of State Papers , 1911, p. 441
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Seaton, James |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swedish colonel and regiment owner |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 16th century or 17th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1625 |
| Place of death | unsure: Riga |