Lieutenant Colonel John Hamilton’s Troop of Horse

Ulster horse raised by the Covenanters and fighting at Benburb

• September: Raised to replace British horse after the Cessation

• Summer: Serve on campaign with Monro

• Quartered at Lecale, County Down

• January: Ordered by the English to disband, but refuse
• June: Battle of Benburb

• December: Battle of Lisnagarvey?

Furgol ¹⁾ mentions Hamilton being commissioned as Routmaster of a troop, presumably for service in England in 1644, the troop being mustered and paid in 1645. This could be a second troop in addition to the Ulster troop or perhaps refers to the Ulster unit.

Lieutenant Colonel of Lord Lindsay’s Regiment of Foot in Monro's Covenanter Army of Ulster. He was still leading 50 horse against Parliamentarian troops in 1649, which might have been the same unit.

• A single troop of about 62 men in 1643
• 1644-5: 52 troopers, 4 officers, 4 others (Furgol)
• 50 men in 1649?