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Colonel Arthur Hill’s Regiment of Horse
| Active | 1642 to |
| Country | Ireland |
| Allegiance | Protestant |
| Conflicts | Irish Confederate War |
| Type | Horse |
| Colonel | Arthur Hill |
| Area Raised | Ulster |
| Flag Colour | |
| Flag Design | |
| Field Armies | Ulster 1642 |
| Monro 1646? |
Regiment of horse raised and serving in Ulster during the Irish Confederate Wars
Service History
1642
- Raised in Ulster at Hill's expense and armed with weapons bought from Scotland
- September: Assigned to support the New Scots army in Ulster
1643
1644
1645
- Quartered at Lecale (1 troop), frontiers of Down and Atrim (4 troops)
1646
- June: Battle of Benburb (det)?
- June: Parliament approves the purchase of 175 horses for Hill's regiment
Notes
Unusually for Ireland this unit was a full regiment of horse and were newly raised in Ulster in 1642. Noted in the Ulster forces in 1642 1), Hill's troop at least was intended to support the Scots Covenanters in Ulster.
Although no clear citation of the unit's involvement at Benburb survives it seems likely that at least part of the regiment was present 2).
Flags & Equipment
Notable Officers
Lists of the unit's officers are 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, An English Army for Ireland by Ian Ryder, Partizan Press and in The Battle of Benburb 1646. Clive Hollick, Mercier Press, 2011.
Arthur Hill
Strength
- 1642: 300 horse in 5 troops3)
- 1646: 5 troops
