Routmaster Henry Drummond’s Troop of Horse
Active | 1644 |
Country | Scotland |
Allegiance | Covenanter |
Conflicts | First Civil War |
Type | Horse |
Captain | Henry Drummond |
Area Raised | Moray |
Flag Colour | |
Flag Design | |
Field Armies | Callendar 1644 |
Known as the Moray Horse
Covenanter horse serving under Callendar
Service History
1644
- April: Raised in Moray
- April: Ordered to Dumfries
- Campaign in South-West Scotland?
- June: Accompany Callendar's force to England
- July to August: Siege of Newcastle?
- August: Join Sir Frederick Hamilton’s Regiment of Horse
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
The troop later fought at Auldearn as a detachment from Sir Frederick Hamilton’s Regiment of Horse
Flags and Equipment
Notable Officers
Henry Drummond
Drummond was promoted to Lt Col of Sir Frederick Hamilton's horse by 1645.
Strength
a single troop