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| |**Active**|1640| | |**Active**|1640| | ||
| + | | |1644| | ||
| |**Country**|Scotland| | |**Country**|Scotland| | ||
| |**Allegiance**|Covenanter| | |**Allegiance**|Covenanter| | ||
| |**Conflicts**|Second Bishops’ War| | |**Conflicts**|Second Bishops’ War| | ||
| + | | |First Civil War| | ||
| |**Type**|Foot| | |**Type**|Foot| | ||
| |**Colonel**|Sir William Douglas| | |**Colonel**|Sir William Douglas| | ||
| |**Area Raised**|Teviotdale| | |**Area Raised**|Teviotdale| | ||
| |**Coat Colour**| | | |**Coat Colour**| | | ||
| - | |**Flag Colour**| | | + | |**Flag Colour**|red??| |
| - | |**Flag Design**| | | + | |**Flag Design**|white saltire??| |
| |**Field Armies**| | | |**Field Armies**| | | ||
| </WRAP> | </WRAP> | ||
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| *Raised in Teviotdale | *Raised in Teviotdale | ||
| *Guard the Borders against possible English incursion, based at Gerat | *Guard the Borders against possible English incursion, based at Gerat | ||
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| + | ====1644==== | ||
| + | *April: Rendezvous at Douglas | ||
| + | *May: Raid Cumberland | ||
| + | *Disbanded | ||
| =====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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| + | Unlikely to have been formally organised, Furgol labels them a 'retinue'. Sir William was offered a commission by the Engagers in 1648 but declined, leaving his son to raise [[covenanter:foot-regiments:richard-douglas|Colonel Richard Douglas’ Regiment of Foot]] and lead it to defeat at Preston. | ||
| =====Coats, Flags & Equipment===== | =====Coats, Flags & Equipment===== | ||
| + | In 1648 [[covenanter:foot-regiments:richard-douglas|Colonel Richard Douglas’ Regiment of Foot]] carried red flags with a white saltire, possibly Sir William's regiment carried these or similar during the First Civil War. | ||
| =====Notable Officers===== | =====Notable Officers===== | ||
| ====Sir William Douglas==== | ====Sir William Douglas==== | ||
| - | Sherriff of Teviotdale | + | Sir William Douglas of Cavers, Sherriff of Teviotdale |
| =====Strength===== | =====Strength===== | ||
| * 1640: 160 men | * 1640: 160 men | ||
