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Maj. Gen. David Leslie’s Regiment of Horse
Active | 1643 to 1650 |
Country | Scotland |
Allegiance | Covenanter |
Conflicts | First Civil War |
Type | Horse |
Colonel | David Leslie |
Area Raised | Sterling & Perth |
Flag Colour | |
Flag Design | |
Field Armies | Leven 1643-4 |
Leslie 1644-5 |
Covenanter Regiment of Horse raised for service in England, forming part of Leven’s army, then part of Leslie’s command
Service History
1643
- Raised in Stirling & Perthshire
- 3rd December: Newcastle-upon-Tyne
1644
- January: Skirmish at Shieldfield Fort
- April to July: Siege of York
- 2nd July: Battle of Marston Moor
- July: Siege of York
- October to July 1645: Siege of Carlisle
1645
- July to September: Siege of Hereford
- August: Skirmish at Bewdley
- 13th September: Battle of Philiphaugh - ~550 men
- November to May 1646: Siege of Newark
1646
- May: Taking of Newark
1647
- Leslie's Lifeguard troop continues as part of the Scots New Model Army
- May: Skirmish at Rhunahaorine Point
1648
1649
1650
- 3 September, Battle of Dunbar - 4 troops?
Notes
In 1646 the regiment included Captain John Fergusson's troop equipped as dragoons. In 1647 Leslie's Lifeguard troop survived to enter the Scots New Model Army, as did Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Craig's troop. The dragoon troop also continued despite not being originally part of the establishment, authorised in February 1647.
Flags
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
Major General David Leslie
David Leslie, not to be confused with Alexander Leslie, the Earl of Leven.
Captain Augustine Hoffman
Later notorious as 'Augustine the Mosser'
Strength
- January 1646: 554 troopers in 10 troops