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| - | |**Active**|1645 to | | + | |**Active**|1645| |
| + | | |1651| | ||
| |**Country**|Scotland| | |**Country**|Scotland| | ||
| |**Allegiance**|Covenanter| | |**Allegiance**|Covenanter| | ||
| |**Conflicts**|First Civil War| | |**Conflicts**|First Civil War| | ||
| + | | |Third Civil War| | ||
| |**Type**|Foot| | |**Type**|Foot| | ||
| |**Colonel**|Harie Barclay| | |**Colonel**|Harie Barclay| | ||
| |**Area Raised**|Aberdeen| | |**Area Raised**|Aberdeen| | ||
| + | | |Perth & Dundee| | ||
| |**Coat Colour**|Grey?| | |**Coat Colour**|Grey?| | ||
| |**Flag Colour**|| | |**Flag Colour**|| | ||
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| - | //Covenanter regiment of foot in garrison at Aberdeen during the First Civil War.// | + | //Covenanter regiment of foot in garrison at Aberdeen during the First Civil War. Also a garrison regiment at Burntisland in 1651// |
| ===== Service History ===== | ===== Service History ===== | ||
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| ====1645==== | ====1645==== | ||
| *November: Raised to garrison Aberdeen | *November: Raised to garrison Aberdeen | ||
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| + | ====1651==== | ||
| + | *June: Barclay appointed governor of Burntisland to be garrisoned by new recruits from Perth and Dundee | ||
| + | *July: Levies in progress, though uncertain how many joined the unit | ||
| + | *July: Burntisland surrendered on the 29th | ||
| =====Notes===== | =====Notes===== | ||
| - | Possibly dragoons | + | 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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| + | Possibly dragoons in 1645. | ||
| =====Coats, Flags & Equipment===== | =====Coats, Flags & Equipment===== | ||
| The regiment was likely dressed in ubiquitous Scots hodden grey with blue bonnets. | The regiment was likely dressed in ubiquitous Scots hodden grey with blue bonnets. | ||
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| ====Harie Barclay==== | ====Harie Barclay==== | ||
| =====Strength===== | =====Strength===== | ||
| + | *July 1651: 210 Perthshire men levied | ||
| + | *July 1651: 590 more levies ordered | ||
| =====See Also====== | =====See Also====== | ||
| ===== Links ===== | ===== Links ===== | ||
