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Viscount Dudhope’s Troop of Horse
Active | 1648 |
Country | Scotland |
Allegiance | Covenanter |
Conflicts | Second Civil War |
Type | Horse |
Colonel | Viscount Dudhope |
Area Raised | Angus & Banff |
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Flag Design | |
Field Armies |
Covenanter troop of horse raised by the Engagers in 1648
Service History
1648
- May: Dudhope commissioned Colonel of a troop of horse
- September: Likely disbanded after the Treaty of Stirling
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
Little has come to light of the troop’s activities.
Flags
Notable Officers
Viscount Dudhope
John Scrymgeour, 3rd Viscount Dudhope was Royalist in sympathy.
Strength
- 1648: One troop of 80 authorised (70 from Angus, 10 from Banff)