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Sir Donald Campbell of Ardnamurchan’s Highlanders

Active1639
1640 to 1641
CountryScotland
AllegianceCovenanter
ConflictsFirst Bishops’ War
Second Bishops' War
TypeFoot
ColonelSir Donald Campbell
Area RaisedArgyll
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Flag Design
Field Armies

Covenanter Highlanders raiding the Western Isles and Highlands during the First and Second Bishops’ Wars

Service History

1639

1640

1641

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 Highlanders, their modus operandi in 1640-41 consisted of cattle raiding, plundering and burning the MacDonald lands.

Coats, Flags & Equipment

Notable Officers

Sir Donald Campbell of Ardnamurchan

Sir Donald Campbell

Strength

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