Sir Thomas Ruthven of Freeland’s Regiment of Foot
| Active | 1644 to 1646, 1650 |
| Country | Scotland |
| Allegiance | Covenanter |
| Conflicts | First Civil War |
| Third Civil War | |
| Type | Foot |
| Colonel | Sir Thomas Ruthven |
| Area Raised | Perthshire |
| Coat Colour | Grey |
| Flag Colour | Blue (1650) |
| Flag Design | White saltire |
| Field Armies | Leven 1645 |
| Leslie 1650 |
Covenanter foot serving at a series of sieges in England, raised again in the Third Civil War
Service History
1644
- Raised in Perthshire for service in England
- July to October: Siege of Newcastle
1645
- July to September: Siege of Hereford
- November to May 1646: Siege of Newark
1646
- May: Taking of Newark
1650
- Raised in Perthshire
- 3rd September: Battle of Dunbar - Destroyed.
Notes
Coats, Flags & Equipment
The regiment was likely dressed in ubiquitous Scots hodden grey with blue bonnets. Ruthven's colours are tentatively identified from those captured at Dunbar. The Colonel's had a white field with blue saltire in a canton, another was plain blue, a third was blue with a white saltire.1)
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
Sir Thomas Ruthven of Freeland
Strength
- January 1646: 349 men
See Also
Links
1)
Stuart Reid's Scots Armies of the 17th Century 2: Scots Colours Partizan Press 1988
