Lord Sinclair’s Troop of Horse
| Active | 1644 |
| 1648 | |
| Country | Scotland |
| Allegiance | Covenanter |
| Conflicts | First Civil War |
| Second Civil War | |
| Type | Horse |
| Captain | Lord Sinclair |
| Area Raised | Fife |
| Flag Colour | |
| Flag Design | |
| Field Armies | Callendar 1644 |
Covenanter independent troop of horse raised for service in England in 1644, then raised again and remaining in Scotland in 1648
Service History
1644
- Spring: Raised for service in England
- June: Join Callendar's army
- November: Paid
1648
- May: Sinclair commissioned colonel of a troop of 80 Fife horse
- September: At Stirling
- September: Disbanded after the Treaty of Stirling
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
No further mention of First Civil War service has been discovered after November 1644. In 1648 the troop appears to have remained in Scotland with Lanark's forces.
Flags and Equipment
Notable Officers
Lord Sinclair
John Sinclair, 9th Lord Sinclair
Strength
- May 1648: Sinclair authorised to recruit one troop of 80 horse
