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Sir James Ramsay’s Regiment of Horse
| Active | 1640 to 1641 |
| 1644 to 1646 | |
| Country | Scotland |
| Allegiance | Covenanter |
| Conflicts | Second Bishops' Wars |
| First Civil War | |
| Type | Horse |
| Colonel | Sir James Ramsay |
| Area Raised | |
| Flag Colour | |
| Flag Design | |
| Field Armies | Leslie 1640-1 |
| Balfour 1644 | |
| Leven 1645 | |
Covenanter regiment of horse raised for the Second Bishops War, then for service in England, returning to Scotland to fight Montrose, later serving at the siege of Newark
Service History
1640
- Raised in Lothian
- August: Join Leslie's army at Duns
- August to August 1641: Quartered outside Newcastle
1641
- August: Return to Scotland and disbanded after the Treaty of London
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
Also known at the Lothian Horse in 1640.
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
