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| *Erskine raises a troop of horse | *Erskine raises a troop of horse | ||
| *August: quartered in east Stirlingshire | *August: quartered in east Stirlingshire | ||
| - | *September? Battle of Tippermuir? | + | *September: Battle of Tippermuir? |
| - | ====1650==== | + | |
| - | *Raised in Stirling and Clackmannan | + | ====1649==== |
| + | *February: Erskine commissioned colonel of horse to be raised in Stirling and Clackmannanshire | ||
| + | *June: Rm Campbell of Lundie's troop quartered in Mearns | ||
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| - | *Additional 118 levy horse added | + | *June: Ordered to Stirlingshire, Linlithgow and Dumbarton |
| - | *3rd September: Battle of Dunbar - //3 troops// | + | *3rd September: Battle of Dunbar - //3 troops?// |
| + | *September: Retreat to Stirling | ||
| + | *September: Quarter in Fife to protect Burntisland | ||
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| - | *Assigned to Middleton's 4th Cavalry Brigade | + | *May: Assigned to Middleton's 4th Cavalry Brigade |
| - | *September: Battle of Worcester | + | *September: Battle of Worcester //Sir Arthur Erskine of Sotscraig killed// |
| =====Notes==== | =====Notes==== | ||
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| A list of officers is shown in Stuart Reid's //Scots Armies of the 17th Century 2: Scots Colours// Partizan Press 1988 ISBN 094652550 1 | A list of officers is shown in Stuart Reid's //Scots Armies of the 17th Century 2: Scots Colours// Partizan Press 1988 ISBN 094652550 1 | ||
| ====Sir Arthur Erskine of Scotscraig==== | ====Sir Arthur Erskine of Scotscraig==== | ||
| + | Killed at the Battle of Worcester | ||
| + | ====Sir Charles Erskine==== | ||
| + | Lt Col of the regiment of horse, he was also governor of Dumbarton Castle from 1649 to 1652 | ||
| =====Strength===== | =====Strength===== | ||
| + | *February 1649: 240 horse to be raised | ||
| + | *July 1649: 3 troops; Col Sir Arthur Erskine 60 men, Lt Col Sir Charles Erskine of Alva 50 men, Rm Campbell of Lundie 60 men | ||
| + | *August 1649: 118 more recruits ordered | ||
| + | *July 1650: 173 more levies ordered intended to form 3 more troops, success unknown | ||
| + | *September 1650: 96 more recruits ordered from Fife | ||
| =====See Also====== | =====See Also====== | ||
| ===== Links ===== | ===== Links ===== | ||
