Lord Crichton’s Troop of Horse
| Active | 1644 to 1647 |
| 1648 | |
| Country | Scotland |
| Allegiance | Covenanter |
| Conflicts | First Civil War |
| Second Civil War | |
| Type | Horse |
| Captain | Lord Crichton |
| Area Raised | Aberdeenshire |
| Banffshire | |
| Flag Colour | |
| Flag Design | |
| Field Armies | Balfour 1644 |
| Argyll 1644 | |
Covenanter troop of horse opposing Montrose at Aberdeen and Fyvie
Service History
1644
- Raised in Aberdeenshire and Banffshire
- September: Battle of Aberdeen
- October: Battle of Fyvie?
1645
- Fredraught's horse paid by the Estates
1646
1647
- February: Disbanded, apart from drafts to Sir William Keith of Ludquharn’s Troop of Horse of the Scots New Model Army
1648
- May: Frendraught commissioned colonel of a troop of 80 Aberdeen and Banff horse
- September: Likely disbanded
Notes
A brief 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
Flags
Notable Officers
A list of 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
James, Lord Crichton and Frendraught
Strength
- A single troop
- 1648: 80 men
