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| - | |**Active**|1650 to 1651| | + | |**Active**|1645?| |
| + | | |1649 to 1651| | ||
| |**Country**|Scotland| | |**Country**|Scotland| | ||
| |**Allegiance**|Covenanter| | |**Allegiance**|Covenanter| | ||
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| *2nd February: Inverlochy?? | *2nd February: Inverlochy?? | ||
| + | ====1649==== | ||
| + | *June: Arnott leading an 'old troop' as Lt Col | ||
| + | *Quartered in Lanark, Ayr and Renfrewshire | ||
| ====1650==== | ====1650==== | ||
| - | *Raised in Fife | + | *Expanded to a regiment of 3 troops, with recruits from Fife |
| *3rd September: Battle of Dunbar - //3 troops// | *3rd September: Battle of Dunbar - //3 troops// | ||
| + | *September: Ordered to Burntisland | ||
| + | *September to November: Quartered in Fife | ||
| ====1651==== | ====1651==== | ||
| + | *March: Major Johnston cited for treason and defects to the English | ||
| + | *May: Assigned to 3rd cavalry brigade under Sir John Brown | ||
| + | *June: Ordered to Stirling | ||
| *July: Battle of Inverkeithing | *July: Battle of Inverkeithing | ||
| - | =====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 | ||
| ===== Flags & Equipment===== | ===== Flags & Equipment===== | ||
| Two cornet from Arnott's regiment were probably captured at Inverkeithing. Lt Col Govan's was red with a red and white fringe, small yellow star and large sword and a partial inscription //S... QV... PA...//. Major Johnston's cornet was red with a red and white fringe and a gold arm and sword. ((Stuart Reid's //Scots Armies of the 17th Century 2: Scots Colours// Partizan Press 1988)) | Two cornet from Arnott's regiment were probably captured at Inverkeithing. Lt Col Govan's was red with a red and white fringe, small yellow star and large sword and a partial inscription //S... QV... PA...//. Major Johnston's cornet was red with a red and white fringe and a gold arm and sword. ((Stuart Reid's //Scots Armies of the 17th Century 2: Scots Colours// Partizan Press 1988)) | ||
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| ====Lt Col William Govan==== | ====Lt Col William Govan==== | ||
| ====Major William Johnston==== | ====Major William Johnston==== | ||
| + | Defected to the English | ||
| =====Strength===== | =====Strength===== | ||
| + | *1649: 1 troop | ||
| *1650: 3 troops | *1650: 3 troops | ||
| =====See Also====== | =====See Also====== | ||
| ===== Links ===== | ===== Links ===== | ||
