Sir Robert Innes of that Ilk’s Regiment of Horse
Active | 1644-1647 |
1648 | |
1651 | |
Country | Scotland |
Allegiance | Covenanter |
Conflicts | First Civil War |
Second Civil War | |
Third Civil War | |
Type | Horse |
Colonel | Sir Robert Innes |
Area Raised | Elginshire |
Moray & Nairn | |
Flag Colour | |
Flag Design | |
Field Armies | Callendar 1644 |
Leven 1646-7 | |
Hamilton 1648 | |
Charles 1651 |
Covenanter horse serving in the first Civil war, on the Preston campaign in the Second Civil War and raised again in the Third Civil War
Service History
1644
- June 1644: A single troop raised and serve in Callendar's force
1645
1646
- February: At Derby
- to May: Siege of Newark
1647
- February: Disbanded
1648
- May: Raised anew in Elginshire
- August: Battle of Winwick Pass
- August: Surrender at Uttoxeter?
1650
- Robert Innes commissioned colonel of horse for Nairn and Moray
1651
- Raised in Moray and Nairn
- April: Ordered south
- May: Assigned to Van Druske's 6th Cavalry Brigade (Reid) or 4th Bde under Browne (Furgol) ?
- September: Battle of Worcester ??
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
Conflicting versions of their history in 1651 - need sorting out.
Flags and Equipment
Notable Officers
Sir Robert Innes of Innes
Innes was Callendar's quartermaster general in 1644.
Strength
- February 1644: A single troop of 80
- May 1648: Probably a regiment established at 180 horse