Lord Gordon’s Regiment of Foot
| Active | 1643 to 1646 |
| Country | Scotland |
| Allegiance | Covenanter |
| Conflicts | First Civil War |
| Type | Foot |
| Colonel | Lord Gordon |
| Sir James Lumsden | |
| Area Raised | Aberdeenshire |
| Coat Colour | Grey |
| Flag Colour | |
| Flag Design | |
| Field Armies | Leven 1643-4 |
Later Sir James Lumsden’s Regiment of Foot
Covenanter Regiment of Foot raised for service in England, forming part of Leven’s army, then garrison of Newcastle
Service History
1643
- Raised in Aberdeenshire
1644
- January: Skirmish at Shieldfield Fort
- April to July: Siege of York
- July: Battle of Marston Moor
- July: Siege of York
- July to October: Siege of Newcastle
- Garrison of Newcastle
1645
- February: Lord Gordon defects to the Royalists
- February: Sir James Lumsden promoted to Colonel
1646
Notes
Coats, Flags & Equipment
The regiment was likely dressed in ubiquitous Scots hodden grey with blue bonnets.
Notable Officers
A list of the regiment's officers is shown in Stuart Reid's Scots Armies of the 17th Century 1. The Army of the Covenant 1639-1651 Partizan Press 1998 ISBN 094652550
Lord Gordon
Sir James Lumsden
Originally Lieutenant Colonel of the regiment, he was appointed Governor of Newcastle after its capture in October 1644 and replaced Lord Gordon as Colonel on Gordon’s defection to Montrose.
