Lord Elcho’s Regiment of Foot
| Active | 1639 |
| 1640 to 1641 | |
| 1644 to 1645 | |
| Country | Scotland |
| Allegiance | Covenanter |
| Conflicts | First Bishops' War |
| Second Bishops' War | |
| First Civil War | |
| Type | Foot |
| Colonel | Lord Elcho |
| Area Raised | Fife |
| Coat Colour | Grey? |
| Flag Colour | |
| Flag Design | |
| Field Armies | Montrose 1639 |
| Leslie 1640-41 | |
| Elcho 1644 | |
| Balfour of Burleigh 1644 | |
Covenanter Regiment of Foot fighting for Montrose in 1639 and against Montrose in 1644
Service History
1639
- Raised in Fife
- March: Occupy Aberdeen
1640
- June to July: Raised anew in Kirkcaldy, Fife
- July: Join Leslie's army at Duns
- August to August 1641: Occupy Newcastle
1641
- August: Return to Scotland and disbanded after the Treaty of London
1644
- Raised anew in Fife
- September: Battle of Tippermuir
- September: Battle of Aberdeen
1645
- July Battle of Alford
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 quartered in Fife after March 1639. Suffered heavy losses at Aberdeen in 1644
Coats and Flags
Notable Officers
David Lord Elcho
Charles Arnott
Lieutenant Colonel
Strength
- 1640: 350 men by an English account, 700 men according to family records
