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Colonel Arthur Hill’s Regiment of Horse
| Active | 1642 to |
| Country | Ireland |
| Allegiance | Protestant |
| Conflicts | Irish Confederate War |
| Type | Horse |
| Colonel | Arthur Hill |
| Area Raised | Ulster |
| Flag Colour | |
| Flag Design | |
| Field Armies | Ulster 1642 |
Regiment of horse raised and serving in Ulster during the Irish Confederate Wars
Service History
1642
1643
1644
1645
1646
Notes
Unusually for Ireland this unit was a full regiment of horse and were newly raised in Ulster in 1642. Noted in the Ulster forces in 1642 1), Hill's troop at least was intended to support the Scots Covenanters in Ulster.
Flags & Equipment
Notable Officers
A list of the unit's officers is shown in Army List of the Ulster British Forces, 1642-1646. by Kevin Forkan. Archivium Hibernicum, Vol. 59 (2005), pp. 51-65 available via JSTOR. A list of the regiment's officers is also shown in An English Army for Ireland by Ian Ryder, Partizan Press.
Arthur Hill
Strength
- 1642: 300 horse in 5 troops2)
