Thomas Maxwell (Jacobite)
Thomas Maxwell | |
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Battles/wars | Williamite War in Ireland:
Nine Years War |
Thomas Maxwell (died 1693) was a Scottish professional soldier.
Maxwell, an officer of
Following the Jacobite defeat in Ireland and a period of imprisonment in England, Maxwell entered French service on the Continent, where he was killed in battle soon afterwards.
Life
Relatively little is known of Maxwell's origins. His family were members of the tiny Scottish
Although as a Catholic his career prospects were limited, Maxwell joined the army in 1671.[1] After the accession of the Catholic James II to the throne, Maxwell's prospects improved, particularly as a protege of James's close advisor the Earl of Melfort.[3] He was appointed colonel of Princess Anne of Denmark's Regiment of Dragoons in England in 1688, replacing John Berkeley, 4th Viscount Fitzhardinge.[4]
While stationed in England he married Jane Howard, Duchess of Norfolk.[4]
Several engraved portraits of Maxwell after a now lost portrait by Closterman exist.
Williamite War
At the time of the Glorious Revolution of late 1688, Maxwell was among the officers who stayed loyal to James after his deposition by his Protestant son-in-law William. Travelling to Ireland, where the army remained under James's control, he was given the colonelcy of the Seventh Regiment of dragoons; he was stationed at Bangor in eastern Ulster at the time of the main Williamite landings in 1689.[4]
During the subsequent conflict Maxwell was present at the Jacobite defeat at the
Maxwell and Berwick were supporters of the plans of James's viceroy
During the 1691 campaign Maxwell was assigned as commander of the garrison of
Maxwell was sent to the Tower of London along with William Dorrington and several other senior Jacobites captured at Aughrim shortly after the fall of Athlone. The main Jacobite force eventually capitulated at Limerick in October, ending the war.
Death
After his release in January 1693, Maxwell rejoined the remainder of the former Jacobite army, which had entered French service under the terms of the Treaty of Limerick. He was killed at the Battle of Marsaglia in October.[9]
References
- ^ a b c Taylor 1971, p. 308.
- ^ Burke 1884, p. 627.
- ^ Downes 1987, p. 74.
- ^ a b c d’Alton 1861, p. 459.
- ^ Childs 2007, p. 259.
- ^ a b O'Callaghan 1885, p. 82.
- ^ Murtagh 1948, pp. 463–474.
- ^ Childs 2007, pp. 326–327.
- ^ d’Alton 1861, p. 460.
Sources
- Burke, Sir Bernard (1884). The General Armory, v2. Harrison.
- O'Callaghan, John (1885). History of the Irish brigades in the service of France, from the revolution in Great Britain and Ireland under James II, to the revolution in France under Louis XVI. Cameron and Ferguson.
- ISBN 978-1-85285-573-4.
- d’Alton, John (1861). Illustrations, Historical and Genealogical, of King James's Irish Army List, 1689. Smith.
- Downes, Kerry (1987). Sir John Vanbrugh: A biography. Sidgwick & Jackson.
- Murtagh, Diarmuid (1948). "Sergeant Custume and the Bridge of Athlone". Studies: An Irish Quarterly Review. 37 (148 (Dec.)).
- Taylor, Maurice (1971). The Scots College in Spain. Andrés Martín.