Sir Alexander Stewart’s Regiment of Foot
| Active | 1649 to 1650 | |
| Country | Scotland | |
| Allegiance | Covenanter | |
| Conflicts | Third Civil War | |
| Type | Foot | |
| Colonel | Sir Alexander Stewart | |
| Area Raised | Edinburgh | |
| Coat Colour | ||
| Flag Colour | Red | |
| Flag Design | White saltire in canton | |
| Field Armies | Leslie 1650 |
Covenanter regiment of foot serving at Dunbar and at Edinburgh Castle in the Third Civil War
Service History
1649
- Raised in Edinburgh
1650
- September: Battle of Dunbar destroyed
- September to December: Besieged at Edinburgh Castle (1 coy)
Notes
Stewart’s regiment were destroyed at Dunbar, but had left a detachment of one company at Edinburgh Castle, that was besieged until the December.
Coats, Flags and Equipment
Flags of the regiment were captured at Dunbar. The Colonel’s is white with a large three-towered castle on a rock, the motto COVANANT FOR RELIGION KING AND KINGDOMES surrounded by a wreath, with the crest of an arm and sword. The Lt Col’s was red with a similar castle , motto and wreath, but no rock and a crest of a quill and bible with the motto EXVRGO. One was plain red. The remainder had a red field, white saltire in a canton and some had additional yellow stars, with the inscription COVENANT FOR RELIGION KING AND KINGDOMES.1)
Notable Officers
Alexander Stewart
Referred to as Sir Alexander, but no record of his knighthood exists.
