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| A list of the regiment's officers is shown in Stuart Reid's //Scots Armies of the 17th Century 1. The Army of the Covenant 1639-1651// Partizan Press 1998 ISBN 094652550 | A list of the regiment's officers is shown in Stuart Reid's //Scots Armies of the 17th Century 1. The Army of the Covenant 1639-1651// Partizan Press 1998 ISBN 094652550 | ||
| ====Earl of Lanark==== | ====Earl of Lanark==== | ||
| - | [[http://bcw-project.org/biography/william-duke-of-hamilton|William Hamilton, Earl of Lanark]], Duke of Hamilton in 1649, he was a leader of the Engagers in 1648 and subsequently joined the Royalists, dying at the Battle of Worcester in 1651. | + | [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Hamilton,_2nd_Duke_of_Hamilton|William Hamilton]], Earl of Lanark, then 2nd Duke of Hamilton was brother of the 1st Duke who had led the engagers at Preston. He inherited the Dukedom in 1649 after his brother's execution. Leading his cavalry regiment at Worcester, he died of wounds received at the battle. |
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| =====See Also====== | =====See Also====== | ||
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