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| - | |**Active**| 1644 to 1647| | + | |**Active**| 1644 to 1648| |
| |**Country**|Scotland| | |**Country**|Scotland| | ||
| |**Allegiance**|Covenanter| | |**Allegiance**|Covenanter| | ||
| |**Conflicts**|First Civil War| | |**Conflicts**|First Civil War| | ||
| + | | |Second Civil War| | ||
| |**Type**|Foot| | |**Type**|Foot| | ||
| |**Captain**| | | |**Captain**| | | ||
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| *June: Cross from Kintyre to Gigha, where they are joined by Leslie's main force | *June: Cross from Kintyre to Gigha, where they are joined by Leslie's main force | ||
| *June: Cross from Gigha to Islay | *June: Cross from Gigha to Islay | ||
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| + | *August: Argyll raises 300 Campbells to join the Whiggamore rising | ||
| + | *September: March on Stirling from Dumbarton via Gargunnock | ||
| + | *September: Battle of Stirling | ||
| =====Notes===== | =====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 | 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 | ||
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| In 1647 Lt Col Dougal Campbell's force might have been comprised of clansmen or the advance guard of Leslie's army. | In 1647 Lt Col Dougal Campbell's force might have been comprised of clansmen or the advance guard of Leslie's army. | ||
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| + | In 1648 Argyll led 300 foot, probably the [[covenanter:foot-regiments:marquis-of-argyll-s-highland-regiment|Marquis of Argyll’s Highland Regiment of Foot]], 300 Campbell Highlanders and 100 horse to Stirling in September, but fled with the horse when the Engagers under Lanark and Monro arrived. The foot were defeated in a minor battle at Stirling. Forty men raised by Campbell of Glenorchy and led by William Campbell of Glenfalloch were reported killed | ||
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| ===== Flags & Equipment===== | ===== Flags & Equipment===== | ||
| =====Notable Officers===== | =====Notable Officers===== | ||
