Earl of Seaforth’s Highland Levies
| Active | 1639 |
| 1645 | |
| Country | Scotland |
| Allegiance | Covenanter |
| Conflicts | First Bishops' War |
| First Civil War | |
| Type | Foot |
| Colonel | Earl of Seaforth |
| Area Raised | Inverness |
| Coat Colour | |
| Flag Colour | |
| Flag Design | |
| Field Armies | Argyll 1645 |
Covenanter highland levy serving in the Bishops' wars then fighting at Inverlochy and Auldearn
Service History
1639
- Raised from Seaforth's clansmen
- February: Seize Inverness with the Lovat Frasers
- May: March to Elgin, where negotiations take place with the Royalists
- May: Return home and disband
1645
- Raised in the Inverness area
- February: Battle of Inverlochy
- Garrison Inverness
- May: Battle of Auldearn
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
In 1639 they were likely un-regimented Highlanders, Furgol labels them a ‘retinue’.
In 1645 they formed part of the brigade of Highland levies led to Inverlochy by Seaforth
Flags and Equipment
Equipped with pikes and muskets in 1645.
