Sir William Urry (died 1673–1677) was Scottish Royalist officer during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms.

Biography

During the Interregnum Sir William joined Charles II in exile. He commanded Lord Newburgh's regiment of Scots at the Battle of the Dunes (1658).[1] After the Restoration he was appointed colonel of the royal guards in Scotland.[2]

Family

Sir William Urry married Jane Scott. Their son John Urry (1666, Dublin – 18 March 1715, Oxford) was a noted literary editor and medieval scholar.[2]

Sir William's brother, Sir John Urry (or Hurry) (died 29 May 1650), was a professional Scottish soldier who changed sides several times during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms.[3]

Notes

  1. Firth 1902, p. 85 (PDF 19).
  2. 1 2 Carlyle 1899a, p. 52.
  3. Carlyle 1899, pp. 50–51.

References

  • Carlyle, Edward Irving (1899). "Urry, John (d.1650)" . In Lee, Sidney (ed.). Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 58. London: Smith, Elder & Co. pp. 50–51.
  • Carlyle, Edward Irving (1899a). "Urry, John (1666-1715)" . In Lee, Sidney (ed.). Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 58. London: Smith, Elder & Co. p. 52).
  • Firth, C. H. (20 November 1902). "Royalist and Cromwellian Armies in Flanders, 1657-1662" (PDF). Transactions of the Royal Historical Society. 17: 67–119. doi:10.2307/3678138. JSTOR 3678138. S2CID 163012566.

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