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| |**Active**|1648| | |**Active**|1648| | ||
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| |**Country**|Scotland| | |**Country**|Scotland| | ||
| |**Allegiance**|Covenanter| | |**Allegiance**|Covenanter| | ||
| |**Conflicts**|Second Civil War| | |**Conflicts**|Second Civil War| | ||
| + | | |Third Civil War| | ||
| |**Type**|Foot| | |**Type**|Foot| | ||
| |**Colonel**|Earl of Kellie| | |**Colonel**|Earl of Kellie| | ||
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| |**Flag Design**|Red saltire| | |**Flag Design**|Red saltire| | ||
| |**Field Armies**|Hamilton 1648| | |**Field Armies**|Hamilton 1648| | ||
| + | | |Charles 1651| | ||
| </WRAP> | </WRAP> | ||
| - | //Covenanter regiment of foot serving on the Preston campaign in the Second Civil War// | + | //Covenanter regiment of foot serving on the Preston campaign in the Second Civil War and at Worcester in the Third// |
| ===== Service History ===== | ===== Service History ===== | ||
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| *August: Battle of Winwick Pass | *August: Battle of Winwick Pass | ||
| *August: Surrender to the New Model Army at Winwick and Warrington | *August: Surrender to the New Model Army at Winwick and Warrington | ||
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| + | ====1650==== | ||
| + | *December: Kellie commissioned colonel for Fife foot | ||
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| + | ====1651==== | ||
| + | *May: Arrive at Stirling | ||
| + | *September: Battle of Worcester, Kellie captured | ||
| =====Notes==== | =====Notes==== | ||
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| A list of the regiment's officers is shown in Stuart Reid's //Scots Armies of the 17th Century 2: Scots Colours// Partizan Press 1988 ISBN 094652550 1 | A list of the regiment's officers is shown in Stuart Reid's //Scots Armies of the 17th Century 2: Scots Colours// Partizan Press 1988 ISBN 094652550 1 | ||
| ====Earl of Kellie==== | ====Earl of Kellie==== | ||
| - | [[http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Erskine,_3rd_Earl_of_Kellie|Alexander Erskine, 3rd Earl of Kellie]] | + | [[http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Erskine,_3rd_Earl_of_Kellie|Alexander Erskine, 3rd Earl of Kellie]], captured at Worcester, he was imprisoned in the Tower of London before exile to Holland. |
| =====Strength===== | =====Strength===== | ||
| *May 1648: Established at 750 men | *May 1648: Established at 750 men | ||
| *August 1648: 110 officers and men surrender at Warrington | *August 1648: 110 officers and men surrender at Warrington | ||
| + | *January/February 1651: Estimated 1500 to 2400 with Crawford Lindsay's | ||
| + | *June 1651: 898 men | ||
| + | *June 1651: 985 men | ||
| + | *July 1651: 961 men | ||
| =====See Also====== | =====See Also====== | ||
| ===== Links ===== | ===== Links ===== | ||
