Macnab Highlanders
| Active | 1651 |
| 1653 | |
| Country | Scotland |
| Allegiance | Covenanter |
| Royalist | |
| Conflicts | Third Civil War |
| Glencain’s Rising? | |
| Type | Foot |
| Colonel | Ian Macnab |
| Area Raised | Kintail |
| Coat Colour | |
| Flag Colour | |
| Flag Design | |
| Field Armies | Charles 1651 |
Highlanders raised in 1651 and fighting at the Battle of Worcester
Service History
1651
- The Macnabs muster 300 men
- September: Battle of Worcester
1653
- Ian Macnab killed in a skirmish by the English in Perthshire
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 and Flags
Notable Officers
Ian ‘Smooth John’ Macnab of Macnab
Clan chief, he was said to have been killed at Worcester but in fact was killed in a skirmish in 1653
Strength
- 1651: 300 men
