Robert Monro Military person

Robert Monro (died 1680), was a famous Scottish General, from the Clan Munro of Ross-shire, Scotland. He held command in the Swedish army under Gustavus Adolphus during Thirty Years' War. He also fought for the Scottish Covenanters during the Bishop's Wars in Scotland and commanded the Scottish Covenanter army during the Irish Confederate Wars. He was the author of a diary recounting his military experiences during the Thirty Years' War, published as Monro, His Expedition With the Worthy Scots Regiment Called Mac-Keys.

Personal facts

Birth dateJanuary 01, 1601
Birth place
Scotland , Ross-shire
Date of deathJanuary 01, 1680
Place of death
Ireland , County Down

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Military person

allegiance
Bishop's Wars: Covenantor
Irish Confederate Wars: Covenantor
Thirty Year's War: Scotland/Sweden
military operations
Battle of Nördlingen (1634)
Battle of Breitenfeld (1631)
Battle of Benburb
Siege of Stralsund (1628)
Battle of Frankfurt an der Oder
relation
Sir Robert Munro 3rd Baronet
Robert Munro 18th Baron of Foulis
Robert Mor Munro 15th Baron of Foulis

Robert Monro on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. https://archive.org/details/historyofmunroso00mack