Colonel Augustine Hoffman’s Moss Troopers
| Active | 1650 to 1652 |
| Country | Scotland |
| Allegiance | Covenanter |
| Conflicts | Third Civil War |
| Type | Horse |
| Colonel | Augustine Hoffman |
| Area Raised | |
| Flag Colour | |
| Flag Design | |
| Field Armies | Browne 1651 |
Service History
1650
- Autumn: Hoffman raises moss troopers, operating in the Lothians
- December: Relief of Edinburgh Castle
1651
- 20 July: Battle of Inverkeithing - ~2-300 men
- Hoffman joins forces with Capt Gordon, raiding in the Aberdeen-Inverness area
1652
- Hoffman flees to Norway
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
Augustine the Mosser was the most notorious leader of the 'moss troopers', raised from the shattered Scots cavalry after Dunbar. Furgol identifies him as the Augustine Hoffman serving in Maj. Gen. David Leslie’s Regiment of Horse during the First Civil War. he led an audacious relief of Edinburgh Castle in December 1650, though it was soon to fall. At Inverkeithing his regiment was brigaded with Lord Balcarres' horse.
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Notable Officers
Augustine Hoffman
A German soldier of fortune.
