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Lord Livingstone’s Troop of Horse
| Active | 1648 | |
| Country | Scotland | |
| Allegiance | Covenanter | |
| Conflicts | Second Civil War | |
| Type | Horse | |
| Dragoons | ||
| Colonel | Lord Livingstone | |
| Area Raised | Edinburgh | |
| Linlithgow | ||
| Flag Colour | ||
| Flag Design | ||
| Field Armies | ||
Covenanter troop of horse raised by the Engagers in 1648
Service History
1648
- May: Livingstone commissioned Colonel of a troop of Engager horse
- May: 18 of Patrick Blair's Dragoons added
- June: Quartered at Dundas
- September: Battle of Stirling
- September: Disbanded after the Treaty of Stirling
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
Flags
Notable Officers
Lord Livingstone
George Livingstone, Lord Livingstone later succeeded to teh title Earl of Linlithgow.
Strength
- 1648: One troop of 80 authorised
