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Colonel Rory MacLeod’s Highland Regiment of Foot
| Active | 1651 |
| Country | Scotland |
| Allegiance | Covenanter |
| Conflicts | Third Civil War |
| Type | Foot |
| Colonel | Rory MacLeod |
| Area Raised | Highlands |
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| Field Armies |
Highlander regiment of the Third Civil War, fighting at Worcester
Service History
1650
- December: Rory Macleod commissioned colonel to raise clan Macleod in Harris ans Skye
1651
- May: Begin to arrive at Stirling
- Part of Pitscottie’s Brgade
- September: Battle of Worcester
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
Coats, Flags & Equipment
Notable Officers
Rory MacLeod
Roderick (Rory) Macleod of Talisker, Tutor of Macleod
Strength
- June 1651: 297 men
- July 1651: 596 men
- July 1651: Macleod ordered to raise another 300 foot
