Thomas Mackenzie of Pluscarden

[1] During the Thirty Years' War on The Continent, Thomas Mackenzie of Pluscarden served alongside Robert Monro in France in 1625.

Mackenzie entered Norwegian and Danish service when Christian IV of Denmark declared war on the Holy Roman Empire.

Here, Thomas Mackenzie arranged that the Covenanters would return home and that their opponents, the Royalist Gordons should retire to the south of the River Spey.

[3] Charles I called a General Assembly of the Church of Scotland to be held at Edinburgh on August 12, 1639 and Thomas Mackenzie of Pluscarden was made the ruling elder.

[4] James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose soon after left the Covenanters and joined the Royalist side, and the Earl of Seaforth followed him in this, supported by Thomas Mackenzie.

[8] In the aftermath of Montrose's final defeat at the Battle of Carbisdale in 1650, Thomas Mackenzie was permitted to speak with him on his journey South in captivity.