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| - | |**Active**|1642 to 1650| | + | |**Active**|1643 to 1650| |
| |**Country**|Ireland| | |**Country**|Ireland| | ||
| | |Scotland| | | |Scotland| | ||
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| - | //Covenanter troop of horse of Monro’s army raised and serving in Ireland// | + | //Covenanter troop of horse of Monro’s army serving in Ireland// |
| ===== Service History ===== | ===== Service History ===== | ||
| - | ====1642==== | ||
| - | *April: Skirmish at Kilwarlin Woods? | ||
| - | *May: Siege of Newry? | ||
| - | *July: Standoff at Charlemont? | ||
| ====1643==== | ====1643==== | ||
| - | *May: Skirmish at Tanderagee? | + | *Raised with New Scots officers and Ulster men for the Scots Ulster Army after the Cessation((The Battle of Benburb 1646. Clive Hollick, Mercier Press, 2011. ISBN 978 1 85635 670 1.)) |
| - | *May: Skirmish at Lochgall? | + | |
| - | *May: Skirmish at Glencane Woods? | + | |
| - | *May: Taking of Newcastle? | + | |
| - | *July: Taking of Dungannon? | + | |
| - | *August to September: Siege of Charlemont? | + | |
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| *July: Repulsed from Newry? | *July: Repulsed from Newry? | ||
| *July: Taking of Kells? | *July: Taking of Kells? | ||
| + | *August: Skirmish at the River Bann (Dromore) | ||
| *August to September: Standoff at Charlemont? | *August to September: Standoff at Charlemont? | ||
| *September: Skirmish at Blackwaterford? | *September: Skirmish at Blackwaterford? | ||
| + | *September: Return to quarters at Islandmagee | ||
| ====1646==== | ====1646==== | ||
| + | *January: Order to disband by the English Parliament ignored | ||
| + | *June: Skirmish with Irish horse prior to Benburb | ||
| *June: Battle of Benburb | *June: Battle of Benburb | ||
| ====1648==== | ====1648==== | ||
| - | *September: Loss of Carrickfergus? | + | *September: Serving with George Monro or at the loss of Carrickfergus? |
| - | ====1649==== | ||
| - | *December: Battle of Lisnagarvey? | ||
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| - | ====1650==== | ||
| - | *January: Taking of Enniskillen? | ||
| =====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 | ||
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| Raised from the settlers of Ulster. Shown as ? where Monro was present | Raised from the settlers of Ulster. Shown as ? where Monro was present | ||
| ===== Flags and Equipment===== | ===== Flags and Equipment===== | ||
| =====Notable Officers===== | =====Notable Officers===== | ||
| ====Sir Robert Monro==== | ====Sir Robert Monro==== | ||
| + | [[http://bcw-project.org/biography/robert-monro|Robert Monro]] | ||
| =====Strength===== | =====Strength===== | ||
| + | A single troop | ||
| =====See Also====== | =====See Also====== | ||
| ===== Links ===== | ===== Links ===== | ||
