The General of Artillery’s Regiment of Foot
| Active | 1650 to 1651 |
| Country | Scotland |
| Allegiance | Covenanter |
| Conflicts | Third Civil War |
| Type | Foot |
| Colonel | James Wemyss |
| Area Raised | Fife |
| Coat Colour | |
| Flag Colour | Blue |
| Flag Design | White saltire |
| Field Armies | Leslie 1650 |
| Charles 1651 |
Service History
1650
- July: Raised from detachments of all other regiments in the army
- 3rd September: Battle of Dunbar
- October: Quartered between Burntisland and Wemyss in Fife
- November: Quartered in Fife
1651
- May: Quartered at Stirling
- September: Battle of Worcester
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 & Equipment
Flags identified as captured from the regiment at Dunbar are blue with white saltires. Lt Col Wemyss' colour has a central red lion, and inscription COVENANT for Religion King and Kingdomes other flags follow a similar pattern but have a plethora of devices.1)
Notable Officers
A list of the regiment's officers is shown in Stuart Reid's Scots Armies of the 17th Century 2: Scots Colours Partizan Press 1988 ISBN 094652550 1
James Wemyss
General of Artillery of the Scots army from 1649, replacing Alexander Hamilton who died in that year.
Lt Col David Wemyss
Killed at Dunbar
Strength
- September 1650: (After Dunbar) Permitted to levy 700 foot in Fife
- June 1651: 296 common soldiers
- July 1651: 299 strong
- July 1651: 391 men
See Also
Links
1)
Stuart Reid's Scots Armies of the 17th Century 2: Scots Colours Partizan Press 1988