Lord Coupar’s Dragoons
| Active | 1645 |
| Country | Scotland |
| Allegiance | Covenanter |
| Conflicts | First Civil War |
| Type | Foot |
| Colonel | Lord Coupar |
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| Field Armies | Leslie 1645 |
Covenanter dragoons fighting at Philiphaugh
Service History
1645
- Return from England
- September: Battle of Philiphaugh
- October: At Aberdeen with Colonel Hugh Frazer’s Regiment of Dragoons
- Serve on expedition to Banff with Middleton
- November: Quartered in Glasgow
- December: Reduced into Colonel Harie Barclay’s Regiment of Horse, the Earl of Eglinton’s Regiment of Horse and Lord Montgomerie’s Regiment of Horse
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
Perhaps a detachment of James Elphinstone, Lord Coupar’s Regiment of Foot mounted as dragoons, as there is no mention of the raising of this unit as a dragoon regiment. They are mentioned as returning 70 broken muskets on return from England, then served at Philiphaugh. In December 1645 the unit was reduced from seven companies to six, then two companies were added to each of Colonel Harie Barclay’s Regiment of Horse, The Earl of Eglinton’s Regiment of Horse and Lord Montgomerie’s Regiment of Horse.
Coats, Flags & Equipment
Armed with muskets.
Notable Officers
A list of officers is shown in Stuart Reid's Scots Armies of the 17th Century 1. The Army of the Covenant 1639-1651 Partizan Press 1998 ISBN 094652550
Lord Coupar
Strength
- October 1645: 480 officers & dragoons in 7 companies
