Sir William Douglas of Kilhead’s Regiment of Foot

Covenanter Regiment of Foot raised for service in England, forming part of Leven’s army

• August: Douglas commissioned Colonel of the regiment to be raised in Nithsdale and Annandale

• January: Enter England as part of Leven's army
• February: Siege of Newcastle
• February: Detached from the main army under Lumsden's command
• March: Battle of Hylton?
• April: Escort a powder convoy to York
• April to July: Siege of York
• July: Battle of Marston Moor
• July: Siege of York
• July: Quartered in Yorkshire
• August to October: Siege of Newcastle
• December to July 1645: Siege of Carlisle

• July: Taking of Carlisle
• July: Garrison of Carlisle
• July: Garrison of Dumfries (det)

• Garrison of Carlisle

• February: Return to Scotland and disbanded

• May: Douglas commissioned to raise 600 foot from Dumfriesshire

• March: Douglas commissioned colonel for Dunfriesshire and Nithsdale
• April: Skirmish at Maxwellton, the regiment scattered by English based at Drumlanrig and Douglas captured

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

Little information has come to light on the regiment's activities in 1648. in 1651 the regimet was only partially raised when surprised and scattered.

The regiment was likely dressed in ubiquitous Scots hodden grey with blue bonnets.

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

Appointed governor of Carlisle after its surrender in July 1645

• January 1644: 10 companies
• May 1645: 548 men
• July 1645: 671 men
• December 1645: 777 men
• April 1646: 797 men
• December 1646: 720 men
• May 1648: Established at 600 men
• March 1651: 600 to be levied
• April 1651: 300 strong
• April 1651: Only 40 foot remain after Maxwellton skirmish, likely soon dispersing