Earl of Dunfermline’s Regiment of Foot
| Active | 1639 |
| 1640 to 1641 | |
| 1643 to 1645 | |
| Country | Scotland |
| Allegiance | Covenanter |
| Conflicts | First Bishops' War |
| Second Bishops' War | |
| First Civil War | |
| Type | Foot |
| Colonel | Earl of Dunfermline |
| Area Raised | Fife |
| Coat Colour | Grey |
| Flag Colour | |
| Flag Design | |
| Field Armies | Montrose 1639 |
| Leslie 1640-41 | |
| Leven 1643-4 | |
Covenanter Regiment of Foot raised for service in the Bishops' and First Civil Wars serving in England, forming part of Leven’s army
Service History
1639
- Raised in Fife
- May: Occupy Aberdeen
- June: Garrison Fife?
1640
- Raised in Fife
- Join Leslie’s army at Duns
- August: Occupy Newcastle
- August to August 1641: Occupy Durham
1641
- August: Return to Scotland and disbanded at Fife after the Treaty of London
1643
- Raised anew
1644
- March: Battle of Hylton
- April to July: Siege of York
- 2nd July: Battle of Marston Moor
- July: Siege of York
- July to October: Siege of Newcastle
- October to July 1645: Siege of Carlisle
1645
- July: Take Carlisle
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
Brigaded with Colonel William Douglas of Kilhead’s Regiment of Foot in Leven's army of 1644.
Coats, Flags & Equipment
The regiment was likely dressed in ubiquitous Scots hodden grey with blue bonnets.
Notable Officers
A list of the regiment's 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
Earl of Dunfermline
Charles, 2nd Earl Dunfermline, governor of Durham from 1640 to 1641.
