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Lord Balmerino’s Regiment of Foot

Active1650
CountryScotland
AllegianceCovenanter
ConflictsSecond Civil War
TypeFoot
ColonelLord Balmerino
Area RaisedEdinburgh
Coat ColourGrey?
Flag ColourWhite
Flag DesignColonel’s only
Field Armies1650

Covenanter regiment of foot serving in the Third Civil War

Service History

1650

  • Raised in the Edinburgh
  • September: Battle of Dunbar?

Notes

Not definitely at Dunbar but not heard of again afterwards

Coats, Flags and Equipment

What appears to be the Colonel’s flag is white with a crest of a gold bird and snake and the motto PRVDENTIA FRAVDIS NESCIA (prudence knows no fraud) on a scroll as well as a damaged inscription FOR…. AND…. 1)

Notable Officers

John Elphinstone, 3rd Lord Balmerino

Strength

See Also

1) Stuart Reid's Scots Armies of the 17th Century 2: Scots Colours Partizan Press 1988