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| - | ======William Cunningham’s Horse====== | + | ======Lieutenant Colonel William Cunningham’s Troop of Horse====== |
| <WRAP right> | <WRAP right> | ||
| - | |**Active**|1646| | + | |**Active**|1643 to 1648| |
| |**Country**|Ireland| | |**Country**|Ireland| | ||
| | |Scotland| | | |Scotland| | ||
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| |**Conflicts**|Irish Confederate War| | |**Conflicts**|Irish Confederate War| | ||
| |**Type**|Horse| | |**Type**|Horse| | ||
| - | |**Colonel**|William Cunningham| | + | |**Captain**|William Cunningham| |
| |**Area Raised**|Ulster| | |**Area Raised**|Ulster| | ||
| |**Flag Colour**|| | |**Flag Colour**|| | ||
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| ===== Service History ===== | ===== Service History ===== | ||
| + | ====1643==== | ||
| + | *Raised after the Cessation | ||
| + | ====1644=== | ||
| + | *Serving on Monro's Leinster campaign | ||
| + | *May: Take Belfast | ||
| + | *Quartered around Belfast | ||
| + | ====1645==== | ||
| + | *Quartered around Belfast | ||
| ====1646==== | ====1646==== | ||
| + | *January: Parliament declares the troop illegally raised | ||
| *June: Battle of Benburb | *June: Battle of Benburb | ||
| + | ====1647==== | ||
| + | ====1648==== | ||
| + | *Cunningham supports the Engagement | ||
| =====Notes==== | =====Notes==== | ||
| - | Raised from the settlers of Ulster. | + | 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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| + | Raised from the settlers of Ulster, this troop formed part of Monro's army in Ulster. | ||
| ===== Flags and Equipment===== | ===== Flags and Equipment===== | ||
| =====Notable Officers===== | =====Notable Officers===== | ||
| ====William Cunningham==== | ====William Cunningham==== | ||
| + | Cunningham was Lt Colonel of the [[covenanter:foot-regiments:earl-of-glencairn-for-service-in-ireland|Earl of Glencairn’s Regiment of Foot for Service in Ireland]] | ||
| =====Strength===== | =====Strength===== | ||
| + | *A single troop | ||
| =====See Also====== | =====See Also====== | ||
| ===== Links ===== | ===== Links ===== | ||
