Colonel Thomas Craig of Riccarton’s Regiment of Horse
| Active | 1647 to 1651 |
| Country | Scotland |
| Allegiance | Covenanter |
| Conflicts | Second Civil War |
| Third Civil War | |
| Type | Horse |
| Colonel | Thomas Craig |
| Area Raised | Edinburgh |
| Flag Colour | |
| Flag Design | |
| Field Armies | Leslie 1650 |
| Charles 1651 | |
Covenanter horse raised for the Scots New Model Army, later serving at Dunbar and Worcester
Service History
1647
- Formed from a troop of Maj. Gen. David Leslie’s Regiment of Horse for the Scots New Model Army
1648
- Craig opposes the Engagers, the activities of his troop are unknown
1649
- February: Craig commissioned Colonel of horse for Midlothian
- Re-raised in Edinburgh area with 2 troops
1650
- June: Quartered in Midlothian
- Join Leslie's army
- 3rd September: Battle of Dunbar
1651
- April: Ordered to Angus
- May: Assigned to Leslie's 1st Cavalry Brigade
- September: Battle of Worcester
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
Presumably the 'Colonel Cragg's' regiment mentioned by the English as fighting at Dunbar.
Flags
Notable Officers
Thomas Craig of Riccarton
Previously Lt Col of Leslie's Regiment of Horse
Strength
- 1647: 1 troop of 80, reduced to 75
- 1649: 2 troops, 200 men to be levied
- July 1649: Only Lt Col Alexander Inglis of Ingliston's troop raised, of 57 men
- August 1649: Midlothian ordered to levy another 133 troopers
- June 1650: 2 troops
- July 1650: 133 more troopers to be levied to form 2 new troops
- 1650: 4 troops?
- June 1651: 120 more levies ordered from Midlothian
