Lord Livingstone’s Troop of Horse
Active | 1648 | |
Country | Scotland | |
Allegiance | Covenanter | |
Conflicts | Second Civil War | |
Type | Horse | |
Dragoons | ||
Colonel | Lord Livingstone | |
Area Raised | Edinburgh | |
Linlithgow | ||
Flag Colour | ||
Flag Design | ||
Field Armies |
Covenanter troop of horse raised by the Engagers in 1648
Service History
1648
- May: Livingstone commissioned Colonel of a troop of Engager horse
- May: 18 of Patrick Blair's Dragoons added
- June: Quartered at Dundas
- September: Battle of Stirling
- September: Disbanded after the Treaty of Stirling
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
Notable Officers
Lord Livingstone
George Livingstone, Lord Livingstone later succeeded to the title Earl of Linlithgow.
Strength
- 1648: One troop of 80 authorised