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| + | ======Earl of Buchan’s Troop of Horse====== | ||
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| + | <WRAP right> | ||
| + | |**Active**| 1648| | ||
| + | |**Country**|Scotland| | ||
| + | |**Allegiance**|Covenanter| | ||
| + | |**Conflicts**|Second Civil War| | ||
| + | |**Type**|Horse| | ||
| + | |**Colonel**|Earl of Buchan| | ||
| + | |**Area Raised**|Forfar & Banff| | ||
| + | |**Flag Colour**|| | ||
| + | |**Flag Design**|| | ||
| + | |**Field Armies**| | | ||
| + | </WRAP> | ||
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| + | //Covenanter troop of horse raised by the Engagers in 1648// | ||
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| + | ===== Service History ===== | ||
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| + | ====1648==== | ||
| + | *May: Buchan commissioned Colonel of a troop of horse | ||
| + | *September: Likely disbanded after the Treaty of Stirling | ||
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| + | =====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 | ||
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| + | Little has come to light of the troop’s activities. | ||
| + | ===== Flags===== | ||
| + | =====Notable Officers===== | ||
| + | ====Earl of Buchan==== | ||
| + | James Erskine, 7th [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earl_of_Buchan#Earls_of_Buchan.3B_Third_creation_.281469.29|Earl of Buchan]] | ||
| + | =====Strength===== | ||
| + | *1648: One troop of 80 authorised | ||
| + | =====See Also====== | ||
| + | ===== Links ===== | ||
