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Lord Newburgh’s Regiment of Foot
| Active | 1656 to 1662 |
| Country | Scotland |
| Allegiance | Royalist |
| Conflicts | Anglo-Spanish War |
| Type | Foot |
| Colonel | Lord Newburgh |
| Sir William Urry | |
| Area Raised | Flanders |
| Coat Colour | |
| Flag Colour | |
| Flag Design | |
| Field Armies | Charles II 1658 |
Also Sir William Urry’s Regiment of Foot
Regiment raised for Charles II in exile from Scotsmen in Flanders, they fought at the Battle of the Dunes
Service History
1656
- Raised in Flanders from Scots Royalists
1657
1658
- June: Battle of the Dunes
1659
1660
- December: Quartered at Douai
1661
- Garrison of Mardyke
1662
- Garrison of Mardyke
- December: Reduced to 2 companies and incorporated into one of the Irish regiments at Mardyke
Notes
The regiment's history is discussed in Firth, C. H. (1898), Royalist and Cromwellian Armies in Flanders, 1657-1662, Transactions of the Royal Historical Society, pp. 67–119
Charles II began to raise an army at Bruges in Flanders in 1656, having signed a treaty to ally with Spain against France and Cromwellian England. Originally to be Lt Gen Middleton's Regiment, instead Middleton was sent on a diplomatic mission to Poland and the regiment of exiled Scots Royalists was given to Lord Newburgh, being led in the field by Sir William Urry. In July 1658 the regiment fought at the Battle of the Dunes in Muskerry’s brigade, but the French and English Protectorate forces were victorious. They remained in Flanders, in garrison at Mardyke after the Restoration, but were amalgamated into one of the Irish regiments in 1662.
Flags and Equipment
Notable Officers
Lord Newburgh
Sir William Urry
Sir William Urry, brother of the multiple turncoat Sir John Urry.
Officer Lists
1657
Orders of precedance among the officers of the Scottish regiment, Charles R, Bruxelles, 4th June 16571)
Note this was prior to Middleton's departure
- Colonel: Lt General John Middleton
- Lt Col: Viscount Newbrugh
- Major: Colonel William Urrey
- Captain: Earl of Kelley
- Captain: Lord Napier
- Captain: Charles Hay
- Captain: Sir William Fleming
- Captain: Sir William Keyth
- Captain: Colonel Turner
- Captain: Colonel Durham
- Captain: Sir Alexander Hamilton
- Captain: Sgt Maj John Strachan
- Captain: Lt Col Walter Whitford
- Captain: George Hamilton
- Captain: Alexander Hamilton
- Captain: James Lawson
Strength
- April 1657: Estimated at 300 men by English news-sheets
- Spring 1659: 10 companies
- December 1662: 2 companies
