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| + | ======Sir William Keith of Ludquharn’s Regiment of Horse====== | ||
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| + | <WRAP right> | ||
| + | |**Active**| 1647 to 1648| | ||
| + | |**Country**|Scotland| | ||
| + | |**Allegiance**|Covenanter| | ||
| + | |**Conflicts**|Second Civil War| | ||
| + | |**Type**|Horse| | ||
| + | |**Colonel**|Sir William Keith| | ||
| + | |**Area Raised**|Stirling, Clackmannan & Lanark| | ||
| + | |**Flag Colour**|| | ||
| + | |**Flag Design**|| | ||
| + | |**Field Armies**| | | ||
| + | </WRAP> | ||
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| + | //Covenanter troop of horse of the Scots New Model Army// | ||
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| + | ===== Service History ===== | ||
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| + | ====1647==== | ||
| + | *January: Keith commissioned captain of a troop of the Scots New Model Army | ||
| + | *Serving in north-east Scotland | ||
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| + | ====1648==== | ||
| + | *May: Keith supports the Engagers and is made Colonel for Stirling, Clackmannan and Lanarkshire | ||
| + | *Likely remain serving in Scotland until September 1648 | ||
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| + | =====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 | ||
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| + | Keith’s New Model troop was to be formed from troopers in northern Scotland, [[covenanter:horse-regiments:marquis-of-argyll-s-lifeguard|the Marquis of Argyll’s Lifeguard Troop of Horse]], [[covenanter:horse-regiments:earl-of-crawford-lindsay|Crawford's-Lindsay's Troop]] and [[covenanter:horse-regiments:james-lord-crichton-and-frendraught|Lord Crichton & Frendraught's Horse]]. | ||
| + | ===== Flags===== | ||
| + | =====Notable Officers===== | ||
| + | ==== Sir William Keith of Ludquharn==== | ||
| + | =====Strength===== | ||
| + | *1647: A troop of 80, reduced to 75 | ||
| + | *1648: 80 additional recruits authorised | ||
| + | =====See Also====== | ||
| + | ===== Links ===== | ||
