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1645, had a narrow escape. In the presence of
Forstensson, he writes, “I had to advance over an open
piece of ground, and having no horsemen with me I was
attacked in the flank by two troops of Cuirassiers, in
consequence of which I lost several officers and men, who
were either killed or taken prisoners. I myself was made
a prisoner, but ransomed towards evening by our victorious
men.” Several times Forbes was wounded. In 1647 he
was made colonel, “ publicly before the whole regiment,”
though he had done a colonel’s service long previously.
Once when he lay at Olmiitz, in Silesia, he commanded
the watch at the Mottethor. Suddenly the colonel came
out riding, on a turn of inspection of the guards, followed
by some of his dogs, which chased some deer in the open
field. A fine stag was seeking his refuge in the
town-moat, “ and I had it shot by one of my musketeers, which
I took for a good omen.” The writer then tells about his
brother Alexander, who spent twenty-one months in
captivity at Minden, until he was finally exchanged. His
second brother, John, “ de Pittachie,” came to Sweden in
1633, was wounded at Nördlingen, and killed in the
skirmish near Hageburg. He lies buried at Minden. Other
two of his brothers, Arthur and Jacob, both captains, he
lost in the service of Sweden, as well as a step-brother,
John, who wras major in Colonel Pottley’s infantry regiment.
“ I had likewise to witness many of my nearest
blood-relations and friends fall for the honour of their adopted
country, holding mostly higher commands, and having
gained for themselves an honourable name by their
faithful and long services; such were John Forbes de Corse,
who commanded a regiment, and was for a long time a
prisoner at Lindau in Bavaria; Alexander Forbes de
Ardmurdo, who levied a regiment in Thuringia and died
at Eisenach; Matthew Forbes, the above-named Governor
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