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Sir Robert Stewart's Regiment of Foot
| Active | 1642 to |
| Country | Ireland |
| Allegiance | Protestant |
| Conflicts | Irish Confederate War |
| Type | Foot |
| Colonel | Sir Robert Stewart |
| Area Raised | Ulster |
| Coat Colour | |
| Flag Colour | |
| Flag Design | |
| Field Armies | Garrison |
Laggan Army regiment of foot serving throughout the Confederate Wars
Service History
1641
- November: Raised in Ulster
1642
- August: In County Donegal
1643
1644
1645
- July: Taking of Sligo?
Notes
Sir Robert Stewart led a company of the 'old army', then was commissioned to raise a regiment of 1000 men in Ulster in 1641-21).
Coats, Flags & Equipment
Notable Officers
A list of the unit's officers is shown in Army List of the Ulster British Forces, 1642-1646. by Kevin Forkan. Archivium Hibernicum, Vol. 59 (2005), pp. 51-65 available via JSTOR. A list of the regiment's officers is also shown in An English Army for Ireland by Ian Ryder, Partizan Press.
Sir Robert Stewart
Officer Lists
Mustered at Resoe Co. Donegal 22/08/422)
- Colonel Sir Robert Stewart
- Captain-Lieutenant Michael Bulfore
- Lieutenant Colonel Robert Sanderson
- Major James Galbraith
- Captain John Stewart
- Captain Robert Hamill
- Captain William Mather
- Captain George Stewart
- Captain Robert Hamilton
- Captain James Hamilton
- Captain William Hamilton
In addition Sir Robert Stewart's company of the old standing army was in the garrison of Londonderry (25/08/42)
- Captain-Lieutenant George Stuart
Strength
- 1642: Establishment of 10003)
- All the companies at the Resoe muster were 100 men strong. Stewart's “ould company” had 44 men.
