Lord Reay’s Regiment
| Active | 1639 |
| Country | Scotland |
| Allegiance | Covenanter |
| Conflicts | First Bishops’ War |
| Type | Foot? |
| Colonel | Lord Reay |
| Area Raised | Sutherland |
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| Field Armies |
Covenanters of the Northern lairds in the First Bishops’ War
Service History
1639
- Raised in Strathnaver, Sutherland
- March to Elgin, where negotiations take place with the Royalists
- May: Return home and disband
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
Probably not formally regimented, Furgol labels them a ‘retinue’.
Coats, Flags & Equipment
Notable Officers
Sir Donald, 1st Lord Reay
Royalist in sympathy.
