Lieutenant Colonel William Hamilton's Troop of Horse
Active | 1646 to 1647 |
Country | Scotland |
England | |
Allegiance | Covenanter |
Conflicts | First Civil War |
Type | Horse |
Lt Col | William Hamilton |
Area Raised | England |
Flag Colour | |
Flag Design | |
Field Armies | Leven 1646 |
Scots horse lately of the Parliamentarian army serving the Covenanters in 1646
Service History
1646
- January to May: Siege of Newark
- August: Reduced to 1 troop
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
Hamilton was Major of Devereaux's horse in Parliamentarian service. By January 1646 he commanded 2 troops under Leven at Newark, these were reduced into a single troop in August and disbanded by February 1647.
Flags & Equipment
Notable Officers
William Hamilton
Strength
- January 1646: 2 troops, one with 4 officers and 60 troopers
- January 1646: 101 in 2 troops