Alexander Seaton

Alexander Seaton or Seton (before 1626 – after 1649) was a Scottish soldier in Danish service during the Thirty Years' War.

[1] Alexander Seaton entered the service of Christian IV of Denmark, and advanced to the rank of a captain of infantry on 8 April 1626.

[5] Wallenstein lifted the siege on 4 August,[6] forced to accept his first check in the Thirty Years' War.

[7] Seaton did not stay with his regiment when it entered Swedish service, and instead joined the Norwegian infantry as a captain in 1628 - having left Mackay's troops as a lieutenant colonel.

[1] In 1645, Seaton took over eight ships of the Danish navy to fight Sweden as an admiral - the last appointment of a British in Christian IV's service.

Contemporary broadsheet describing the Battle of Stralsund (1628) . Seaton was the defending governor in June and in July. The leaflet was drawn during the battle, when Seaton's predecessor Heinrich Holk ("Obrist Holky") was still in command, but mentions the arrival of Seaton's regiment ("1,200 Schotten").