Sir James Ramsay’s Regiment of Horse
| Active | 1640 to 1641 |
| 1644 to 1646 | |
| Country | Scotland |
| Allegiance | Covenanter |
| Conflicts | Second Bishops' War |
| First Civil War | |
| Type | Horse |
| Colonel | Sir James Ramsay |
| Area Raised | Lothian |
| Flag Colour | |
| Flag Design | |
| Field Armies | Leslie 1640-1 |
| Callendar 1644 | |
| Balfour 1644 | |
| Leven 1645 | |
Covenanter regiment of horse raised for the Second Bishops War, then for service in England, returning to Scotland to fight Montrose, later serving at the siege of Newark
Service History
1640
- Raised in Lothian
- August: Join Leslie's army at Duns
- August to August 1641: Quartered outside Newcastle
1641
- August: Return to Scotland and disbanded after the Treaty of London
1644
- Spring: Raised for service in England
- June: Join Callendar's force
- September: Return to Scotland
- October: Battle of Fyvie (3 troops)
1645
- Return to England
- Spring: Ramsay made governor of Berwick, probably the regiment garrisons Berwick
- November to May 1646: Siege of Newark
1646
- May: Taking of Newark
- Quartered in Cleveland
- Return to Scotland
1647
- February: 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
Also known at the Lothian Horse in 1640. Furgol suggests that Routmaster Robert Dundas’ Troop of Horse may have joined the regiment around July 1644.
Flags
Notable Officers
A list of the regiment's officers is shown in Stuart Reid's Scots Armies of the 17th Century 1. The Army of the Covenant 1639-1651 Partizan Press 1998 ISBN 094652550
Sir James Ramsay
Major General of Horse in 1644. Appointed governor of Berwick after Fyvie
Strength
- January 1646: 417 strong at Newark in 8 troops
