Template:Wp-John Henderson, 5th of Fordell

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Sir John Henderson (1605–1650), 5th of Fordell was born 3 November 1605 in Fordell, Fife. He was a distinguished soldier, taken prisoner when commanding at the African Coast. Henderson was a mercenary, serving with the military for Denmark, Sweden, and elsewhere.^[1] He fought on the side of the Royalists in the Civil War when Henderson was invested as a Knight by King Charles I.