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| | |Urry 1645| | | |Urry 1645| | ||
| | |Baille 1645| | | |Baille 1645| | ||
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| *May: Balcarres appointed Colonel of horse for Fife | *May: Balcarres appointed Colonel of horse for Fife | ||
| *September: Disbanded after the Treaty of Stirling | *September: Disbanded after the Treaty of Stirling | ||
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| + | *December: Balcarres commissioned colonel of horse for Fife | ||
| ====1651==== | ====1651==== | ||
| *Re-raised in Fife | *Re-raised in Fife | ||
| + | *April: Quartered at Dunfermline | ||
| *May: Assigned to Browne's 3rd Cavalry Brigade | *May: Assigned to Browne's 3rd Cavalry Brigade | ||
| - | *20th July: Battle of Inverkeithing | + | *June: Ordered from Fife to Stirling |
| + | *20th July: Battle of Inverkeithing //left flank// | ||
| + | *November: Balcarres disbands the regiment, then surrenders to the English in December | ||
| =====Notes==== | =====Notes==== | ||
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| In 1647 the regiment disbanded, apart from Archibald Strachan's troop that continued as part of the Scots New Model Army. Balcarres was commissioned colonel again in 1648 but nothing is known of his regiment's activities. | In 1647 the regiment disbanded, apart from Archibald Strachan's troop that continued as part of the Scots New Model Army. Balcarres was commissioned colonel again in 1648 but nothing is known of his regiment's activities. | ||
| - | In 1651 the regiment was raised anew in Fife, serving at Inverkeithing. | + | In 1651 the regiment was raised anew in Fife, serving at Inverkeithing. |
| =====Flags & Equipment===== | =====Flags & Equipment===== | ||
| In February 1646 Balcarres requested 3 yards of cloth for each man and 200 pairs of pistols, as well as horses and arrears of pay. | In February 1646 Balcarres requested 3 yards of cloth for each man and 200 pairs of pistols, as well as horses and arrears of pay. | ||
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| *1647: 1 troop | *1647: 1 troop | ||
| *1648: 120 men to be levied | *1648: 120 men to be levied | ||
| + | *1651: September: 250 horse | ||
| =====See Also====== | =====See Also====== | ||
| ===== Links ===== | ===== Links ===== | ||
