Earl Marischall’s Regiment of Horse
| Active | 1639 |
| 1640 | |
| 1648 | |
| 1651 | |
| Country | Scotland |
| Allegiance | Covenanter |
| Conflicts | First Bishops’ War |
| Second Bishops' War | |
| Second Civil War | |
| Third Civil War | |
| Type | Horse |
| Colonel | Earl Marischall |
| Area Raised | Aberdeenshire |
| Flag Colour | unknown |
| Flag Design | unknown |
| Field Armies | Montrose 1639 |
| Marischal 1640 | |
| Hamilton 1648 | |
| Charles 1651 |
Scots Covenanter regiment of horse serving in the Bishops’ Wars and Second Civil War, raised again for the Third Civil War
Service History
1639
- June: Battle of Megray Hill
- June: Skirmish at Brig O’ Dee
1640
- Raised anew in Aberdeenshire
- May: Occupy Aberdeen
1648
- May: Keith commissioned colonel of a troop of 80 Mearns and Aberdeenshire horse
- July: Preston campaign
- August: Battle of Winwick Pass?
- August: Surrender at Uttoxeter?
1650
- December: Marischal appointed colonel of horse for Aberdeen, Banff and Mearns
1651
- Raised anew in Aberdeenshire and Banffshire
- April: Quarteed in the northeast
- May: Assigned to Middleton's 4th Cavalry Brigade
- August: Marischal captured at Alyth
- September: Battle of Worcester?
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
Presumably if at Worcester they were led by another as Marischal had already been captured.
Flags
Notable Officers
William Keith, 7th Earl Marischal
Sir William Keith of Ludquharn
Lieutenant Colonel
Strength
- 1640: 160 troopers
- May 1648: Established at 80 men in a single troop
- February 1651: 240 horse to be raised
