Lord Gordon’s Regiment of Horse
| Active | 1643-1646 |
| Country | Scotland |
| Allegiance | Covenanter |
| Royalist | |
| Conflicts | First Civil War |
| Type | Horse |
| Colonel | Lord Gordon |
| Nathaniel Gordon | |
| Lord Lewis Gordon | |
| Area Raised | Various |
| Flag Colour | |
| Flag Design | |
| Field Armies | Balfour 1644 |
| Argyll 1644 | |
| Montrose 1645 | |
| Huntly 1646 | |
Later led by Nathaniel Gordon, then Lord Lewis Gordon
Gordon horse originally raised for the Covenanters but changed sides to the Royalists and fought alongside Montrose
Service History
1643
- Lord Gordon commissioned to raise a regiment of 8 troops for the Covenanters
1644
- February: Raised in Aberdeenshire, Banffshire, Moray and Northern Scotland
- Based in Moray
- March: Fail to appear at Berwick
- Summer: Parts of regiment join Callendar at Newcastle
- September: Return to Scotland
- September: Lord Lewis Gordon leads 18 horse at the Battle of Aberdeen
- October: Under Maj Gen Ramsey's command
- November: Serving with Argyll
1645
- February: Lord Gordon change sides to become Royalist, his horse either follow him or disperse
- February: Taking of Elgin
- March: Skirmish at Fettercairn?
- April: Storm of Dundee
- 9th May: Battle of Auldearn - ~200 men
- 2nd July: Battle of Alford - ~200 men
- 15th August: Battle of Kilsyth - ~80 men
1646
- May: Taking of Aberdeen
Notes
A history of the unit in Covenanter service 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 the regiment's officers in Covenanter service 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
Lord Gordon
Lord George Gordon, first son and heir of George Gordon, 2nd Marquis of Huntly was killed at the Battle of Alford in July 1645.
Viscount Aboyne
James Gordon, 2nd Viscount Aboyne, was the second son of George Gordon, 2nd Marquis of Huntly. He continued in armed resistance to the Covenanters until captured in December 1647, whereupon he escaped and fled to France. In 1649 he died in France, some say of grief at the King's execution.
Nathaniel Gordon
Killed at Alford
Lord Lewis Gordon
Lord Lewis Gordon the third son of George Gordon, 2nd Marquis of Huntly succeeded his father as 3rd Marquis of Huntly in 1649. He has been characterised as either heroic or rash to the point of insanity.
Strength
- Auldearn: About 200 strong
- Alford: About 200 strong
- Kilsyth: About 80 strong
