Lord Ker’s Regiment of Foot
| Active | 1640 to 1641 |
| Country | Scotland |
| Allegiance | Covenanter |
| Conflicts | Second Bishops’ War |
| Type | Foot |
| Colonel | Lord Ker |
| Area Raised | Teviotdale |
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| Field Armies | Leslie 1640-1 |
Covenanter foot forming part of Leslie’s army in the Second Bishops’ War
Service History
1640
- Raised in Teviotdale
- July: Plunder Louchtour and Gaemhead
- August: March from Kelso to join Leslie’s army at Newcastle
- August: Occupy Newcastle
- September to August 1641: Occupy Durham
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
Coats, Flags & Equipment
Notable Officers
Harry, Lord Ker
Son of the Earl of Roxburgh, he died in 1643.
