Sir Mungo Campbell of Lawer’s Troop of Horse
Active | 1644 to 1645 |
Country | Scotland |
Allegiance | Covenanter |
Conflicts | First Civil War |
Type | Horse |
Captain | Sir Mungo Campbell of Lawers |
Sir James Campbell of Lawers | |
Area Raised | |
Flag Colour | |
Flag Design | |
Field Armies | Callendar 1644 |
Urry 1645 |
Covenanter troop of horse serving on Callendar’s campaign on the Borders in 1644 beofre returning to Scotland
Service History
1644
- February: Likely raised
- June: Mustered at Edinburgh
- June: Join Callendar's army
- June: Taking of Morpeth
- July: Siege of Newcastle
- August: Join Sir Frederick Hamilton’s Regiment of Horse
1645
- May: Battle of Auldearn
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
Campbell of Lawer's horse seem to have served as an independent troop for a while after leaving Sir Frederick Hamilton’s Regiment of Horse, then rejoined, where the troop was led by Sir James Campbell of Lawers from February 1646.
Flags
Notable Officers
Sir Mungo Campbell of Lawers
Strength
A single troop