Sir Andrew Kerr of Greenhead’s Regiment of Foot
| Flag Illustration 1 | 1) |
| Active | 1649-1651 |
| Country | Scotland |
| Allegiance | Covenanter |
| Conflicts | Third Civil War |
| Type | Foot |
| Colonel | Sir Andrew Kerr |
| Richard Douglas | |
| Area Raised | Teviotdale & Selkirk |
| Coat Colour | Grey? |
| Flag Colour | Blue |
| Flag Design | White saltire |
| Field Armies | Leslie 1650 |
| Garrison |
Covenanter foot regiment of the Third Civil War fighting at Dunbar, probably ending up massacred at Dundee
Later Colonel Richard Douglas' Regiment of Foot
Service History
1649
- February: Kerr commissioned colonel to raise a regiment from Teviotdale and Selkirk
- May: Only 2 companies raised
- June: Ordered to Montrose
1650
- 3rd September: Battle of Dunbar - Brigaded with Mouswall and Wedderburn
- September: At Stirling
- Kerr leaves the army to join the Western Association
- December: Quartered in Dundee
1651
- January: Richard Douglas Colonel by now
- Garrison of Dundee
- August to September: Besieged at Dundee?
- September: Destroyed at the Storm of Dundee?
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
Flags of the regiment have been identified among those captured at Dunbar. Kerr's Colonel's colour was white with a blue panel with white saltire above a thistle and wreath proper. The scroll read COVENANTS FOR RELIGION KING AND KINGDOMES PRO CHRISTO PRO PATRIA DULCE (illustration 1), while the other companies carried blue flags with white saltires with small central distinctions and numbers in red; thistle proper; martlet; label; star; ring; cinquefoil; fleur de lis.2)
Notable Officers
Sir Andrew Kerr
Lieutenant-Colonel James Kerr
Killed at Dunbar
Strength
- February 1649: 800 levies planned
- May 1649: 2 companies
- July 1649: 200 men
