Tag: Balquhain Leslies of Scotland

  • The Leslies in Aberdeenshire Part 10: The Counts Leslie

    The Leslies in Aberdeenshire Part 10: The Counts Leslie

    Walter was the second son of John Leslie, the 10th Baron of Balquhain, by his third wife. Walter entered the Austrian army (Bohemia) and by 1632 he held the rank of major in a body of soldiers made up of Scottish and Irish musketeers under Colonel Gordon. This was the army of King Ferdinand II’s… Read more