Earl of Rothes’ Regiment of Foot
| Active | 1639 |
| 1640 to 1641 | |
| Country | Scotland |
| Allegiance | Covenanter |
| Conflicts | First Bishops’ War |
| Type | Foot |
| Colonel | Earl of Rothes |
| Area Raised | Fife |
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| Flag Design | |
| Field Armies | Leslie 1639 |
| Leslie 1640-41 | |
Scots Covenanter regiment of foot serving in the Bishops’ Wars
Service History
1639
- Two regiments raised from Fife with command shared between Lindsay, Sinclair and Rothes
- June: Join Leslie’s army at Duns Law
- June: Standoff at Duns Law
- June: Disbanded following the Treaty of Birks
1640
- Raised in Fife
- August: March into England
- August to August 1641: Occupy Newcastle
1641
- August: Return to Scotland and disbanded after the Treaty of London
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
Coats, Flags and Equipment
Notable Officers
Earl of Rothes
John Leslie, 6th Earl of Rothes died in 1641 while serving as a commissioner in London.
