Sir William Keith of Ludquharn’s Regiment of Horse

Covenanter troop of horse of the Scots New Model Army

• January: Keith commissioned captain of a troop of the Scots New Model Army
• Serving in north-east Scotland

• May: Keith supports the Engagers and is made Colonel for Stirling, Clackmannan and Lanarkshire
• Likely remain serving in Scotland until September 1648

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

Keith’s New Model troop was to be formed from troopers in northern Scotland, the Marquis of Argyll’s Lifeguard Troop of Horse, Crawford's-Lindsay's Troop and Lord Crichton & Frendraught's Horse.

• 1647: A troop of 80, reduced to 75
• 1648: 80 additional recruits authorised