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| =====Notes==== | =====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 | ||
| ===== Flags===== | ===== Flags===== | ||
| =====Notable Officers===== | =====Notable Officers===== | ||
| ==== John Forbes of Lairgy==== | ==== John Forbes of Lairgy==== | ||
| + | Captured at Aberdeen, he was freed upon parole but couldn't secure a release of Royalist prisoners in exchange, so honourably returned to captivity with Montrose, who soon released him anyway. He may have fought later under Lord Forbes. | ||
| =====Strength===== | =====Strength===== | ||
| A single troop | A single troop | ||
