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Earl of Lothian’s Regiment of Foot for service in Ireland
| Active | 1640 to 1641 |
| 1642 to 1645 | |
| Country | Scotland |
| Allegiance | Covenanter |
| Conflicts | Second Bishops’ War |
| Irish Confederate War | |
| First Civil War | |
| Type | Foot |
| Colonel | Earl of Lothian |
| Area Raised | Teviotdale |
| Coat Colour | Grey? |
| Flag Colour | unknown |
| Flag Design | unknown |
| Field Armies | Leven 1640 |
| Monro 1642-4 |
Scots Covenanter regiment of foot serving in the Second Bishops' War, in Ireland then returning to Scotland during the First Civil War
Service History
1640
- Raised in Teviotdale
- July: March from Jedburgh
- August to August 1641: Occupy Newcastle
1641
- August: Return to Scotland and disbanded after the Treaty of London
1642
- Raised anew for service in Ireland
- Sent to Ireland
1643
- Serving in Ireland
1644
- Return to Scotland
- Offer to betray Stirling Castle to the Royalists comes to naught
- October: Battle of Fyvie
1645
- 9th May: Battle of Auldearn - 400 men
- Sent to England to join Earl of Lothian’s Regiment of Foot for Service in England
- July to September: Siege of Hereford
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
Each company of the 1640 regiment had its own piper instead of a drummer. The regiment also had one fiddler but he was of little use, being an alcoholic.
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 Lothian
Captain William Douglas
Killed at Auldearn
Captain Alexander Drummond
Killed at Auldearn
Captain Gideon Murray
Killed at Auldearn
Captain Sir John Murray
Killed at Auldearn
Strength
- 1640: 1200 men in 10 or 12 companies
