Strathbogie Regiment of Foot

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Active	1639 to 1646
Country	Scotland
Allegiance	Royalist
Conflicts	First Bishops’ War
	First Civil War
Type	Foot
Colonels	Marquis of Huntly
	Lord Gordon
Area Raised	Scotland
Coat Colour	Grey?
Flag Colour	Yellow and Red
Flag Design	Known
Field Armies	Aboyne 1639
	Montrose 1644-6

Scots Royalist infantry regiment that took part in the First Bishop’s war and the campaigns of Montrose

• Raised
• May: Trot o’ Turriff
• June: Battle of Megray Hill
• June: Brig o’ Dee

• March: Taking of Aberdeen
• April: Storm of Montrose
• October: Battle of Fyvie

• April: Storm of Dundee (det)
• 9th May: Battle of Auldearn - 400 men
• 2nd July: Battle of Alford - 500 men
• 15th August: Battle of Kilsyth - 400 men

• May: Storm of Aberdeen

Garrison of Dundee in early 1645

Conventionally equipped with 1 pike for every 2 shot, in 1639 their pikemen were armoured, though there's no evidence of this during the First Civil War.

Marquis of Huntly

Lord George Gordon, first son and heir of George Gordon, 2nd Marquis of Huntly was killed at the Battle of Alford in July 1645.

A professional soldier, he trained the regiment in 1639 and was de facto leader in the absence of Huntly.

Later Lieutenant-Colonel