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Earl of Glencairn’s Regiment of Foot for Service in Ireland
Active | 1642 to 1646 |
Country | Scotland |
Allegiance | Covenanter |
Conflicts | Irish Confederate War |
Type | Foot |
Colonel | Earl of Glencairn |
Area Raised | |
Coat Colour | |
Flag Colour | |
Flag Design | |
Field Armies | Monro |
Scots Covenanter regiment of foot of Monro’s army fighting at Benburb
Service History
1642
- March: Glencairn commissioned to raise the regiment for service in Ulster
- May: Reach Ulster
- May: 2 companies serve on Monro's River Bann campaign
- Garrison of Carrickfergus
1643
- August to September: Siege of Charlemont
- September: Return to Carrickfergus
1644
- June: Join Monro for his Leinster campaign
1645
- 200 men detached to Sir John Home of Ayton’s Regiment of Foot foor service in Scotland
1646
- June: Battle of Benburb
1647
1648
- Despite Glencairn's enthusiasm, the regiment refuses to detach men to aid the Engagers in England
- September: Admit Monck's forces to Carrickfergus
1649
- Remnants persist as Parliamentarian garrison of Carrickfergus under Cochrane
- July: Besieged at Carrickfergus by the Royalists
- August: Regiment likely finally disbanded, Cochrane returns to Scotland
Notes
A history of the unit is shown in Edward M. Furgol’s A Regimental History of the Covenanting Armies 1639-1651 Edinburgh, 1990. ISBN 0 85976 194 0
Coats, Flags & Equipment
Notable Officers
A list of the regiment's officers is shown in Stuart Reid's Scots Armies of the 17th Century 1. The Army of the Covenant 1639-1651 Partizan Press 1998 ISBN 094652550
Earl of Glencairn
William Cunningham, 9th Earl of Glencairn was by sympathy a Royalist,
Strength
- May to June 1642: 1018 men and officers
- September 1642: 988 men and officers, 75 sick