Lord Elcho’s Regiment of Horse
| Active | 1644 |
| 1649 to 1651 | |
| Country | Scotland |
| Allegiance | Covenanter |
| Conflicts | First Civil War |
| Type | Horse |
| Colonel | Lord Elcho |
| Area Raised | Fife |
| Kinross | |
| Flag Colour | |
| Flag Design | |
| Field Armies | Elcho 1644 |
Covenanter Regiment of Horse raised for service in Scotland, fighting against Montrose, then raised again in 1649
Service History
1644
- September: Battle of Tippermuir
1649
- February: Elcho commissioned colonel of horse to be raised in Fife and Kinross, Ayr and Renfrew
1650
- June: Ordered to Fife
- July: Recruiting in Fife
1651
- Quartered in Fife
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 1644 troop appear to have dissolved after the rout at Tippermuir.
Little is known of the activities of the 1649 regiment apart from orders for its recruiting and musters.
Coats and Flags
Notable Officers
Lord Elcho
David Wemyss, Lord Elcho, later 2nd Earl of Wemyss
Strength
- February 1649: 480 troopers planned to be levied
- April 1649: 3 troops; Elcho, Rm Andrew Arnot of Capeldrae and Rm Alexander Frazer
- Assigned 100 levies from Fife
- July 1649: 2 troops; Elcho with 61 horse, Arnot with 51
- July 1650: 290 levies ordered from Fife and Kinross
