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Alexander Leslie, I Conde de Leven (1582-4 de abril de 1661) fue un militar escocés que luchó al servicio del Imperio Sueco y de Escocia. Nacido ilegítimo y educado en acogida, alcanzaría el rango de Mariscal de Campo sueco y Lord General de Escocia a la cabeza del Ejército de los Covenanters , Consejero Privado de Escocia.
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Alexander Leslie, 1st Earl of Leven ( c. 1580 – 4 April 1661) was a Scottish military officer and peer. Born illegitimate and raised as a foster child, he subsequently advanced to the rank of field marshal in Swedish Army, and in Scotland became Lord General in command of the Army of the Covenanters, a privy councillor, captain of ...
- c. 1580
- c. 1605 – 1647
- Gustavus, Alexander, Barbara, Christian, Anne, Margaret, Mary
31 de mar. de 2024 · Alexander Leslie, 1st earl of Leven was the commander of the Scottish army that from 1644 to 1646 fought on the side of Parliament in the English Civil Wars between Parliament and King Charles I. Leslie joined the Swedish army in 1605 and served brilliantly in the Thirty Years’ War in central.
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Alexander Leslie, I Conde de Leven fue un militar escocés que luchó al servicio del Imperio Sueco y de Escocia. Nacido ilegítimo y educado en acogida, alcanzaría el rango de Mariscal de Campo sueco y Lord General de Escocia a la cabeza del Ejército de los Covenanters, Consejero Privado de Escocia.
31 de mar. de 2024 · Life of the original ‘crooked man’ General Sir Alexander Leslie. Seven Days. History. Scotland. By Hamish MacPherson Journalist. Share. General Sir Alexander Leslie (Image: NationalGalleries) IT was this week 363 years ago that General Sir Alexander Leslie, the 1st Earl of Leven, died after a long and adventurous life.
- Hamish Macpherson
About this artwork. Leslie had a long and successful career as a soldier: attaining rank of a Dutch captain, a Swedish field marshal and, in Scotland, the title Earl of Leven. From 1605-7 he served under Sir Horace Vere in the Netherlands before transferring to the Swedish army in 1608.
Hace 2 días · Field Marshal Alexander Leslie was the highest ranking commander from the British Isles to serve in the Thirty Years’ War. Though Leslie’s life provides the thread that runs through this work, the authors use his story to explore the impacts of the Thirty Years’ War, the British Civil Wars and the age of Military Revolution.
