Earl of Cassillis’ Regiment of Horse
Active | 1648 |
1650 | |
Country | Scotland |
Allegiance | Covenanter |
Conflicts | Second Civil War |
Third Civil War | |
Type | Horse |
Colonel | Earl of Cassillis |
Area Raised | Western Scotland |
Flag Colour | |
Flag Design | |
Field Armies | Whiggamores 1648 |
Leslie 1650 |
Covenanter Regiment of Horse raised for the Whiggamore Raid of 1648 and again for the Third Civil War
Service History
1648
- September: Raised in Carrick and Galloway
- September: Skirmish with the Engagers at Linlithgow
- September: Flee to Edinburgh then join the Whiggamore forces at Falkirk
- September: Disbanded after the Treaty of Stirling
1650
- Raised anew in Western Scotland
- 3rd September: Battle of Dunbar
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
Cassillis' Whiggamore horse of 1648 were said to be bonnet lairds, tenants and peasants
Flags
Notable Officers
Earl of Cassillis
Strength
- 1648: Allegedly 600 horse