Earl of Callendar’s Lifeguard Troop of Horse
Active | 1644 to 1647 |
Country | Scotland |
Allegiance | Covenanter |
Conflicts | First Civil War |
Type | Horse |
Captain | Earl of Callendar |
Rollo | |
Area Raised | Stirling? |
Flag Colour | |
Flag Design | |
Field Armies | Callendar 1644 |
Callendar’s Lifeguard troop serving on his campaign on the Borders in 1644
Service History
1644
- Spring: Raised, perhaps at Stirling
- June: Taking of Lumley Castle?
- June: Taking of Morpeth
- July: Taking of Hartlepool
- July: Taking of Stockton-On-Tees?
- July: Taking of Gateshead?
- July to October: Siege of Newcastle
- October: Quartered in Stirlingshire
1646
- June to July: Quartered in Durham
- July: Quartered in Northumberland
1647
- Disbanded
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
Likely accompanied Callendar during his campaign.
Flags & Equipment
Notable Officers
Earl of Callendar
Capt Rollo
Or Rollock?
Strength
A single troop