Lord Erskine’s Regiment of Foot
| Active | 1639 |
| 1640 to 1641 | |
| Country | Scotland |
| Allegiance | Covenanter |
| Conflicts | First Bishops’ War |
| Second Bishops' War | |
| Type | Foot |
| Colonel | Lord Erskine |
| Area Raised | Perthshire |
| Stirlingshire | |
| Coat Colour | |
| Flag Colour | |
| Flag Design | |
| Field Armies | Montrose 1639 |
| Leslie 1639 | |
| Leslie 1640-41 | |
Covenanters serving with Montrose and Leslie in the First Bishops’ War and with Leslie in the Second
Service History
1639
- Raised in Perthshire
- May: Occupy Aberdeen
- April: March to Join Leslie’s army at Dun’s Law
- June: Standoff at Dun’s Law
- June: Disbanded following the Treaty of Birks
1640
- Raised anew in Stirlingshire
- Join Leslie's army at Duns
- August: Invade England, but not quartered at Newcastle
1641
- August: Return to Scotland and disbanded after the Treaty of London
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
Contained Highlanders in the 1639 regiment.
Coats, Flags & Equipment
Notable Officers
John, Lord Erskine
Strength
- 1640: Estimated as 600 or 1000 foot in 10 companies
