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James King (other)
James King, Jim King or Jimmy King may refer to: Military *James King, 1st Lord Eythin (1589–1652), Scottish general in Swedish service and later in the English Civil War *James King (Royal Navy officer) (1750–1784), British Royal Navy captain who served under James Cook *James Wilson King (1818–1905), Chief Engineer of the United States Navy *James W. King (1842–1903), American Civil War soldier and newspaper editor *James C. King, former United States Army lieutenant general and former director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, 1998–2001 Politics * James G. King (1791–1853), American businessman and United States Representative from New Jersey *James King King (1806–1881), British MP for Herefordshire * James A. King (1832–1899), Scottish cabinet minister of the Republic of Hawaii * James King (Quebec politician) (1848–1900), Canadian businessman and member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec * James Harold King (1871–1949), physician and p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James King, 1st Lord Eythin
James King, 1st Lord Eythin (1589–1652) was a Scotland, Scottish soldier, who served in the Sweden, Swedish army, and who later supported Charles I of England, King Charles I in the Bishops' Wars, and then later in the English Civil War. Biography James King was born on Warbester Hoy, in the Orkney Islands. He was recruited into the Swedish Army in 1615, and in 1622 he was a captain in Patrick Ruthven, 1st Earl of Brentford, Ruthven's regiment. By 1634 King had gained some prominence and commanded three of the regiments at the siege of Hildersheim. For this action he was promoted Major General. By 1636, he was a Lieutenant General and commanded the left wing of the Swedish Army at the Battle of Wittstock as part of Alexander Leslie's Army of the Weser. His report of the battle, and his role within it lay undetected until recently, but has now been published. After Wittstock, King's cavalry formed an ''Army Volante'' supported by his fellow Scot, John Ruthven (general), Major Gen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
