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| - | *July: Raised in Fife | + | *July: Douglas commissioned colonel to raise the regiment in Fife and Kinross |
| - | *3rd September: Battle of Dunbar, Sir William Douglas killed | + | *3rd September: Battle of Dunbar, Sir William Douglas captured and later died of wounds |
| *Taken over by Sir George Douglas? | *Taken over by Sir George Douglas? | ||
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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 | ||
| =====Coats, Flags & Equipment===== | =====Coats, Flags & 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 red heart, crown and seven stars and the motto //NEC TIMERE NEC TIMIDE// as well as the inscription //COVENANT FOR RELIGION KING AND KINGDOM//, all quite crudely drawn. Flags of the other companies were yellow with a black saltire and various distinctions; a gold caravel; a blue fleur de lis. The inscription was //Couanant for Religion King and Kingdomes//((Stuart Reid's //Scots Armies of the 17th Century 2: Scots Colours// Partizan Press 1988)) | 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 red heart, crown and seven stars and the motto //NEC TIMERE NEC TIMIDE// as well as the inscription //COVENANT FOR RELIGION KING AND KINGDOM//, all quite crudely drawn. Flags of the other companies were yellow with a black saltire and various distinctions; a gold caravel; a blue fleur de lis. The inscription was //Couanant for Religion King and Kingdomes//((Stuart Reid's //Scots Armies of the 17th Century 2: Scots Colours// Partizan Press 1988)) | ||
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| Led at Worcester | Led at Worcester | ||
| =====Strength===== | =====Strength===== | ||
| + | *July 1650: 700 men to be levied | ||
| =====See Also====== | =====See Also====== | ||
| ===== Links ===== | ===== Links ===== | ||
