Colonel Colin Campbell’s Regiment of Dragoons
| Active | 1650 to 1651 |
| Country | Scotland |
| Allegiance | Covenanter |
| Conflicts | Third Civil War |
| Type | Dragoons |
| Colonel | Colin Campbell |
| Area Raised | Perthshire |
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Covenanter dragoons of the Third Civil War
Service History
1650
- September: Campbell commissioned colonel of a regiment of dragoons to be raised in Perthshire
- December: Perthshire promises 100 armed dragoons rather than the 200 horses agreed earlier
1651
- February to April: Quartered at Dumbarton
- April: Ordered to help in grain collection
- April: 80 men detached to Little Cumbrae island to reinforce Viscount Montgomery
- May to June: Quartered in Paisley and Clackmannanshire
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
Furgol suggests that the unit might have fought on the Worcester campaign.
Coats and Flags
Notable Officers
Colin Campbell
Strength
- 1650: 200 dragoons to be raised, later reduced to 100?
