James Hamilton, 3rd Earl of Arran was a Scottish nobleman and soldier who opposed the French-dominated regency during the Scottish Reformation. He was the eldest son of James Hamilton, Duke of Châtell
James Hamilton was kept at Craignethan Castle by his brother John, Lord Hamilton
Corbeyran de Cardaillac de Sarlabous was a 16th-century French soldier who served in Scotland as Captain of Dunbar Castle and was Governor of Le Havre for twenty years. He was usually called Captain S
The French garrison of Dunbar Castle guarded a strategic port