Sir James Ramsay’s Regiment of Horse

Active	1644 to 1646
Country	Scotland
Allegiance	Covenanter
Conflicts	First Civil War
Type	Horse
Colonel	Sir James Ramsay
Area Raised
Flag Colour
Flag Design
Field Armies	Balfour 1644
	Leven 1645

Covenanter regiment of horse raided for service in England, returning to Scotland to fight Montrose, then serving at the siege of Newark

Service History

1644

Raised for service in England, but soon return to Scotland
October: Battle of Fyvie (3 troops)

1645

November to May 1646: Siege of Newark

1646

May: Taking of Newark

Notes

Flags

Notable Officers

A list of the regiment's officers is shown in Stuart Reid's Scots Armies of the 17th Century 1. The Army of the Covenant 1639-1651 Partizan Press 1998 ISBN 094652550

Sir James Ramsay

Appointed governor of Berwick after Fyvie

Strength

January 1646: 417 strong at Newark