Colonel John Forbes of Leslie’s Regiment of Foot
| Active | 1639 |
| 1650 | |
| Country | Scotland |
| Allegiance | Covenanter |
| Conflicts | First Bishops' War |
| Third Civil War | |
| Type | Foot |
| Colonel | John Forbes |
| Area Raised | Aberdeen |
| Coat Colour | Grey? |
| Flag Colour | Green |
| Flag Design | Yellow saltire |
| Field Armies | Montrose 1639 |
| Leslie 1650 |
Covenanter regiment of foot serving in the First Bishops' and Third Civil Wars
Service History
1639
- May: Occupation of Aberdeen
1650
- Raised in Aberdeen and Banffshire
- September: Battle of Dunbar
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
Perhaps not properly regimented in 1639, Furgol labels them a ‘retinue’.
Coats, Flags and Equipment
What appears to be the Colonel’s flag, captured at Dunbar, is white with a silver bear and the motto GRACE ME GVID as well as the usual Covenant related inscription in black, much damaged. Other flags are green with a yellow saltire and some have distinctions; cherubims, tree and table; a stag’s head; a cost of arms. Various versions of the Covenant inscriptions are carried, potentially dating back to the various Forbeses’ regiments of the First Civil War.1)
Notable Officers
A list of officers of Capt Dalgardno’s company is shown in Stuart Reid's Scots Armies of the 17th Century 2: Scots Colours Partizan Press 1988 ISBN 094652550 1
