Earl of Erroll’s Regiment of Horse
| Active | 1648 |
| 1651 | |
| Country | Scotland |
| Allegiance | Covenanter |
| Conflicts | Second Civil War |
| Third Civil War | |
| Type | Horse |
| Colonel | Earl of Erroll |
| Area Raised | Aberdeenshire |
| Mearns | |
| Flag Colour | |
| Flag Design | |
| Field Armies | Charles 1651 |
Covenanter cavalry raised in the Second and Third Civil Wars and fighting at Worcester
Service History
1648
- May: Errol commissioned colonel of a troop of Aberdeenshire horse
- September: Likely disbanded
1650
- December: Erroll commissioned colonel of horse for Kincardine, Aberdeen and Banffshire
1651
- Raised in the Mearns
- April: Quartered in the northeast
- May: Assigned to Massey’s 5th Cavalry Brigade
- May: Quartered in Aberdeenshire
- August: Levying troops north of the Tay
- 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
Flags & Equipment
Notable Officers
Earl of Erroll
Gilbert Hay, 11th Earl of Erroll was only 17 years old in 1648, nevertheless he held the hereditary position of High Constable of Scotland.
Strength
- May 1648: A single troop of 80 men
