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| =====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 1651 Douglas took over [[covenanter:foot-regiments:sir-andrew-ker-of-greenhead|Sir Andrew Kerr of Greenhead’s Regiment of Foot]] | ||
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| =====Coats, Flags and Equipment===== | =====Coats, Flags and Equipment===== | ||
| - | As was common for Scots foot regiments, the Colonel's company carried a white flag while other companies carried coloured flags. The white flag had a cloud and arm holding a sword with the motto //DOE OR DIE// and a scroll with the inscription //COVENANT FOR RELIGION KING AND KINGDOMES// (though partly ripped). Flags of the other companies were red with white saltire. The inscription was //Couenant for Religion King and and Kingdomes//.((Stuart Reid's //Scots Armies of the 17th Century 2: Scots Colours// Partizan Press 1988)) | + | Flags are identified among those captured on the Preston campaign. As was common for Scots foot regiments, the Colonel's company carried a white flag while other companies carried coloured flags. The white flag had a cloud and arm holding a sword with the motto //DOE OR DIE// and a scroll with the inscription //COVENANT FOR RELIGION KING AND KINGDOMES// (though partly ripped). Flags of the other companies were red with white saltire. The inscription was //Couenant for Religion King and and Kingdomes//.((Stuart Reid's //Scots Armies of the 17th Century 2: Scots Colours// Partizan Press 1988)) |
| =====Notable Officers===== | =====Notable Officers===== | ||
| 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 | ||
