Monro His Expedition with the Worthy Scots Regiment Called Mac-Keyes (1637) — Searchable Genealogy PDF & Surname Index
Monro His Expedition with the Worthy Scots Regiment Called Mac-Keyes (1637) — Searchable Genealogy PDF & Surname Index
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Discover Your Scottish Ancestor in the Premier First-Hand Chronicle of the Thirty Years' War (1626–1634)
Originally printed in London by William Jones in 1637, Colonel Robert Monro's Monro His Expedition With the Worthy Scots Regiment (Called Mac-Keyes Regiment) is the most important surviving primary source for 17th-century Scottish military genealogy. Levied in August 1626 across Ross-shire, Sutherland, Caithness, and Cromarty by Sir Donald Mackay, 1st Lord Reay, Mackay's Regiment fought with legendary resolve first under King Christian IV of Denmark and subsequently as the elite vanguard of King Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden—the famed "Lion of the North."
This Fairbairn's Crests Enhanced Digital Heritage Edition presents the complete, unabridged text of the 1637 edition on crisp, pure white (#FFFFFF) pages, enhanced with a newly written historical introduction, an Early Modern orthographic search guide, and a custom-compiled Back-of-Book Master Index of 239 Surnames and 308 Places, Ships & Regiments.
Why Genealogists & Clan Historians Treasure This Volume
- The Complete 1632 Scottish Officer Field Roster: Includes Monro's famous roll call ("The List of the Scottish Officers in Chief that served his Majesty of Sweden, Anno 1632"), naming dozens of Scottish Generals, Colonels, Lieutenant-Colonels, and Majors alongside their territorial designations, promotions, and battle fates.
- Named Highland & Lowland Soldiers in Action: Unlike dry muster rolls, Monro records intimate battlefield accounts, promotions, duels, wounds, and heroic last stands of individual captains, lieutenants, ensigns, sergeants, preachers, and private soldiers from clans including Monro/Munro, Mackay, Mackenzie, Forbes, Sinclair, Lindsay, Lumsden, Gordon, Stewart, Ross, Gunne, Hamilton, Hepburn, Ruthven, Ramsey, Leslie, Home, Kerr, Dunbar, Innes, and MacLeod.
- Detailed Itineraries & Siege Chronicles: Trace your ancestor's exact footsteps from embarkation at Cromarty (October 1626) through the desperate defense of Boizenburg, Breddenburg, Oldenburg, Stralsund, Neubrandenburg, Frankfurt on the Oder, the Battle of Breitenfeld/Leipzig (1631), the crossing of the Rhine and the Lech, Nuremberg, Lützen (1632), and Swabia.
- 17th-Century Military Drill & Meditations: Contains Monro's complete annex on pike and musket formations (An Abridgement of Exercise for the Younger Soldier), practical observations on garrison and siege warfare, and The Christian Soldier Going on Service his Meditations.
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Professionally Cleaned & Fully Searchable: Every page has been whitened to a clean, high-contrast
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Complete Index of Surnames, Clans, Places & Regiments Included in This Volume
Use the scrollable box below to preview the surnames (with 17th-century spelling variants) and key campaign locations indexed in the back of this edition:
Indexed Surnames (239 Surname Groups):
Aberdeen, Acciolen, Achitophel, Addergest, Agapetus, Agesilaus,Agria, Aiton (Ayton), Allane (Allen), Allmod, Altringer, Ander, Androcles, Annan (Annane), Antigonus, Arburthnot (Arbuthnott), Archidamus, Archimedes,Armes, Arnhem (Arnehem, Arnham, Arnheim), Arrianus, Astin (Austin), Athene, Augustus, Axellille (Axallilly), Bagg, Baily (Baillie), Bainsho (Bainshow), Balcomy, Baleus, Balfoure (Balfour), Ballentine (Bannatyne), Banier (Bannier, Banniere, Banner), Barbarossa, Barbadigue, Barbour, Baregue, Barry, Bathory, Bawtish (Bautis, Bawtis, Bawtishen, Bawtizen), Beaton (Bethune), Bentivoglios, Beresne, Berhertbold,Birkafield (Brickafield, Brickerfeild, Brickfeld), Bodin, Bodwell (Bothwell), Boetius (Boetins), Borthwick, Boswell, Boyen, Brandesten, Brandine, Breda, Browner, Bruce, Brumfield (Bruntfield), Brunckhurst, Brunore, Brutus, Buckoy, Bullion, Burton, Butler, Caddell (Calder), Cagro, Campe, Camerhooffe, Carmichell (Carmichael), Carre (Kerr), Carrelside (Carolside), Cassells (Cassels), Caster, Catvall, Chamberlaine, Chassangue, Chochen, Cincinnatus, Clare (Claire), Cleander, Cleanthes, Cokone, Collenbagh, Colleredo, Comargo (Curmago), Conoway (Conway), Corramino, Crafford (Crawford), Cratzstein (Cratsten, Cratzistene), Craven, Cull-crags, Cunningham (Cuningham, Cunninghame, Kunningham), Curtius, Cyrus, Daggenfield, Dametts (Damits), Danberg, Danneus, Darrez (Darez), Decius, Demetrius, Denune (Denoon), Depise, Dickson (Dixon), Dion, Dioxippus, Dore, Dowbatle (Dowbattle), Douglas (Dowglas), Drummond, Dubartas, Dumaine, Dunbar (Dumbar, Dumbarre), Ebersteene, Elian, Embrey, Ennis (Innes), Enterus, Erbach, Esdras, Falconer, Fasell, Feucker (Fugger, Fuckers), Fleetwood, Fonottenburg, Fonselins, Fontarlach, Forcatel, Forbes (Forbesse, Finnes Forbesse, Finness Forbesse, Poytaghee Forbesse), Foulis (Fowle, Fowles, Fowls), Frettz (Frets, Fretz), Fronton, Fustenberg (Fürstenberg), Galasse (Gallas), Gannis, Gantz, Gasperence, Gellius, Geminus, Gerstorfe, Gordon (Gordo), Grame (Graham, Gramme, Greame), Gracchus, Gray, Grene, Greeneland, Gregorius, Gronsfield, Guat, Guicciardini (Guicchardine, Guicciardin, Guischardin), Gunne (Gunn), Guntier, Gustavus Adolphus, Haddon, Halle, Hamilton, Hampeseede, Hanap, Handson, Hanan (Hannan), Harmstean (Harmsteans), Hartish, Hay, Heatly, Henderson, Hepburne (Hebburne, Hepbur, Hepburn), Herbenstine, Herring, Heydo, Hohenems, Holck (Holke, Halke), Home (Hoome, Hoomes, Hume), Horrat, Horne (Gustavus Horn), Hornegt, Howbalt (Huball), Howsne, Hugolene, Instinian, Ioure, Isidore, Isler, Johnston (Johnson), Jones, Josephus, Keith, Kilterne (Kilternie), King, Kinninmond (Kinninmonth), Kniphowsen (Kniphousen), Lactance, Lane, Learmond (Lermond), Leckey (Leckie), Leoden, Lesly (Lesley, Leslie, Leslye), Lindesey (Lindsay, Lundesey), Livius, Lopes, Lorde, Lowhowsen, Lumsdell (Lumsden), Lyell (Lyel, Lyle), Mac-Clawde (Mac-claude, MacLeod), Mac-Donald (Macdonald), Mac-Dougall (Macdowgall), Mac-Key (Mac-Gey, Mac-Geys, Mac-Keye, Mac-Keyes, Mac-Keys, Mackey, Lord Reay / Rhee / Rhees / Rhey), Mac-Kenyee (Mac-kenyee, Mackenyee, Mackenzie), Mac-Myer, Mac-Weattiche, Mac-Worche, Macboy, Macchabi, Macken, Mansfeld, Marcellus, Marizane, Martin (Martins), Matheson, Medicis, Meldrum, Meleager, Meradish, Metternicht, Metzfell (Metzlaffe), Mill (Milne), Mon-gorge (Mongorge), Moncreife (Moncreiffe), Monro (Munro, Obstell / Obsdale), Montgomery, Monypenny (Monypeny), Morgan, Morrits, Mountague, Mountecucule (Mounte Cuculie, Mounte De Cuculé), Mountelaban (Mountelabam), Mowat, Murckle, Murrey (Murray), Muschamp, Musten (Mustein), Nassau, Nauclerus, Neeles (Neles), Ogleby (Ogilvie), Ossa, Osorius, Oxensterne (Oxenstern, Oxesterne), Pappenheim (Papenham, Papenheim, Papingham), Paterculus,percy,ink,Philip,Planck,Plato,Plinius (Pliny),Plutarch,Pomfrey,Pontanus,Port,Potley,Powlson (Polson),Preasack,Priestfield,Pringle,Procopius,Ptolemy,Quintus,Ramsey (Ramsay),Ransove (Ranso, Ransowe),Ree,Revenheller,Rhode,Richardson,Ridberg,Rolingen (Rollingen),Rooe,Rosse (Ross),Roustene (Rusteine),Rubea,Ruthven (Ruthvene),Ryneaker,Sabellicus,Salammers-dorffe (Slamersdorfe, Slamersdorffe, Slamersdorph),Sandelens (Sandelence),Sanders (Saunders),Sanderson,Savelly (Savelli),Scanderbeg,Scardeon,Schonberg (Shomeberg),Schwarz,Scipio,Scot (Scott),Seafort (Seaforth),Seaton (Seton),Seharnasse,Semple (Semples),Seneca,Septer,Seves,Sforza,Siano,Sidserfe (Sidserffe, Sidsersse),Silvius,Simpson,Sinclair (Sinclaire),Skeutte,Sparre,Sparereutter,Spence (Spense),Spynie (Lord Spynie),Squarelazop,Stargate,Stewart (Stuart),Striffe,Suleiman,Southerland (Sutherland),Synnot (Senott),Tacitus,Talbot,Taphim,Thomson,Thucydides,Tilly,Tivell (Tyvell),Tollough (Tullough),Torn (Thurn),Totila,Tough,Trafford,Traile,Traquaire (Earl of Traquair),Troll,Troop,Tuffenback (Tiffenbacke, Tuffenbacke, Twifenbacke),Turlaugh (Tourloch),Vaine (Sir Henry Vane),Valler,Vausse (Vaus),Vavazer (Vavezer),Vegetius,Vestrum,Vicia,Vildesten,Viltzleben,Virgil,Waleus,Wallenstein (Duke of Friedland),Weere (Weir),Welsten,Wilson,Winckle,Witzone,Worbrane (Wornbran, Worbran),Young.
Indexed Regions, Parishes, Sieges, Ships & Regiments (308 Entries):
Scotland (Cromarty, Edinburgh, Berwick, Ross-shire, Sutherland, Foulis, Obsdale, Kildon, Lochaber, Isles of Scotland); Denmark & Holstein (Copenhagen, Elsinore, Fredensborg, Assens, Funen, Odense, Lolland, Maribo, Rødby, Nykøbing, Langeland, Falster, Zealand, Skåne, Malmö, Lund, Glückstadt, Rendsburg, Itzehoe, Lauenburg, Boizenburg, Heiligenhafen, Oldenburg, Flensburg, Breddenburg, Fehmarn, Eckernförde, Kiel, Grossenbrode, Angeln); Baltic, Prussia & Pomerania (Stralsund, Frankendore, Dänholm, Wolgast, Wismar, Isle of Poel, Pillau/Baltiysk, Braunsberg/Braniewo, Danzig/Gdansk, Rügenwalde/Darłowo, Stolp/Słupsk, Kolberg/Kołobrzeg, Schivelbein/Świdwin, Greifenberg/Gryfice, Stettin/Szczecin, Gollnow, Priemhausen, Neubrandenburg, Treptow, Loitz, Demmin, Malchin, Friedland, Anklam, Pasewalk, Greifswald); Brandenburg, Silesia & Saxony (Schwedt, Frankfurt on the Oder, Landsberg/Gorzów, Berlin, Spandau, Potsdam, Bernau, Rathenow, Tangermünde, Werben, Havelberg, Wittenberg, Bad Düben, Leipzig, Breitenfeld/God's Acre, Halle, Lützen, Naumburg, Weissenfels, Zwickau, Chemnitz, Freiberg, Dresden, Breslau/Wrocław, Glogau, Steinau); Thuringia, Franconia & Palatinate/Rhineland (Erfurt, Thüringer Wald, Schmalkalden, Meiningen, Mellrichstadt, Neustadt, Hammelburg, Gemünden, Karlstadt, Schweinfurt, Würzburg, Ochsenfurt, Bamberg, Windsheim, Hanau, Aschaffenburg, Frankfurt am Main, Sachsenhausen, Höchst, Darmstadt, Oppenheim, Worms, Frankenthal, Mainz, Gustavusburg, Bingen, Bacharach, Bad Kreuznach, Mannheim, Heidelberg, Coblenz, Trarbach); Alsace, Bavaria & Swabia (Strasbourg, Benfeld, Colmar, Hagenau, Donauwörth, Rain on the Lech, Augsburg, Ulm, Kirchberg, Ingolstadt, Moosburg, Landshut, Freising, Munich, Nuremberg, Fürth, Alte Veste/Altberg, Dinkelsbühl, Nördlingen, Memmingen, Kempten, Mindelheim, Kaufbeuren, Füssen, Biberach, Munderkingen); Historic Ships (Lilly-Nichol, Hound, Makeless/Matchless, Fortune, Cordeliere, Bucentaure); Named Military Units (Mac-Keyes / Lord Reay's Regiment, Scots Brigade / Hepburn's Brigade, Spynie's Regiment, Sir James Ramsey's Regiment, Sir John Hamilton's / Lodovick Leslie's Regiment, Colonel Robert Monro of Fowlis's Regiment, Colonel John Monro of Obsdale's Regiment, Sir Patrick Ruthven's Brigade, Marquess of Hamilton's British Army, Yellow Brigade, Blue Brigade, White Brigade, Finnish Hagapells).
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