Scots Army
Scots Army Scots Airmy | |
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Active | 1660–1707 |
Country | Kingdom of Scotland |
Allegiance | Scottish monarchy |
Colours | Blue and White |
Engagements | |
Commanders | |
General-in-Chief | See list
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The Scots Army (Scots: Scots Airmy) was the army of the Kingdom of Scotland between the Restoration in 1660 and the Acts of Union of 1707. A small standing army was established at the Restoration, which was mainly engaged in opposing Covenanter rebellions and guerrilla warfare pursued by the Cameronians in the East. There were also attempts to found a larger militia. By the Glorious Revolution in 1688–89 the standing army was over 3,500 men. Several new regiments were raised to defend the new regime and, although some were soon disbanded several took part in William II's continental wars. By the time of the Act of Union in 1707, the army had seven units of infantry, two of horse and one troop of Horse Guards. Early units wore grey, but adopted red like the English army after 1684. New Scottish and particularly Highland regiments would be raised from the 1740s, some of which had a long history within the army.
History
At the
After the Glorious Revolution of 1688–89 ten regiments were raised for the defense of the regime. Some were soon disbanded,
Uniforms
Early units were probably dressed in homespun woollen cloth of hodden grey, which had been used during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms in the 1640s. Dragoons continued to wear grey, but from 1684 red cloth was imported from England to make uniforms that matched those of the English Army. The dragoons also eventually adopted red.[11] Militia units may have been uniformed in blue. Units were differentiated by contrasting colours visible on the collars and cuffs on a regimental basis.[12]
Regimental histories
The following is a list of regiments commissioned between 1660 and 1707.[13]
Name/first colonel | Date commissioned | Other colonels/names | Date disbanded |
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Lt-General William Drummond's Horse | 1660 | ? | |
1st Troop of Life Guards | 1660 | 4th Troop of Horse Guards 1709 | 1746 |
2nd Troop of Life Guards | 1661 | 1663 | |
3rd Troop of Life Guards | 1663–64 | 1676 | |
Royal Regiment of Scots Dragoons | 1694 | Royal North British Dragoons 1707, 2nd Dragoons 1717, 2nd Dragoons (Royal Scots Greys) 1877 | Amalgamated 1971 |
Royal Regiment of Foot | 1633 | His Majesty's Royal Regiment of Foot 1684, 1st (Royal) Regiment of Foot 1751 | |
Marquis of Argyll's Royal Regiment | 1642 | Life Guard of Foot 1650, His Majesty's Foot Guards 1661, 3rd Regiment of Foot Guards 1714 | |
Lt-General Thomas Dalyell's Foot | 1666 | 1667 | |
Sir William Lockhart's Foot | 1672 | 1674 | |
Sir George Munro's Foot | 1674 | 1676 | |
Earl of Mar's Foot | 1677 | Royal Scots Fusiliers 1695 | Amalgamated 1959 |
Lord Douglas's Foot | 1678 | 1679 | |
John Wauchope's Foot | 1688 | 1717 | |
Lord Bargany's Foot | 1689 | 1689 | |
Lord Blantyre's Foot | 1689 | 1689 | |
Earl of Glencairn's Foot | 1689 | 1689 | |
Earl of Mar's Foot | 1689 | 1689 | |
Lord Strathnaver's 1st Foot | 1689 | 1690 | |
Grant's Foot | 1689 | 1690 | |
Laird of Grant's Foot | 1689 | 1691 | |
Viscount Kenmure's Foot | 1689 | 1691 | |
Earl of Argyll's Foot | 1689 | John Lord Lorne 1694 | 1698 |
John Hill's Foot | 1689 | 1698 | |
Richard Cunningham's Foot | 1689 | 1698 | |
Sir James Moncrief's Foot | 1689 | George Hamilton 1694 | 1714 |
Earl of Angus's Foot | 1689 | Cameronians, 26th Foot 1751 | Amalgamated 1881 |
Lord Leven's Foot | 1689 | Semphill's Foot c. 1745, 25th Foot 1751, King's Own Borderers 1805 | Amalgamated 2006 |
John Hill's Foot | 1690 | 1698 | |
William Douglas's 1st Foot | 1694 | ? | |
William Douglas's 2nd Foot | 1694 | 1697 | |
Lord John Murray's Foot | 1694 | Earl of Tullibardine | 1697 |
Lord Lindsay (later Lord Crawford)'s Foot | 1694 | 1697 | |
Robert Mackay's 1st Foot | ? | ? | |
Robert Mackay's 2nd Foot | ? | 1697 | |
Lord Strathnaver's 2nd Foot | 1698 | John Lord Lorne 1702, John Marquis of Tullibardine | 1717 |
Lord Strathnaver's 3rd Foot | 1702 | 1713 | |
Earl of Mar's Foot | 1702 | Alexander Grant 1706 | 1713 |
Lt-Col George MacCartney's Foot | 1704 | 1713 |
See also
References
- ISBN 0748633359, p. 14.
- ^ a b C. C. P. Lawson, A History of the Uniforms of the British Army Volume 1 (P. Davies, 1967), p. 57.
- ^ ISBN 0-19-211696-7, pp. 637–8.
- ISBN 0850450594, pp. 1–3.
- ISBN 0-19-211696-7, pp. 24–5.
- ^ C. C. P. Lawson, A History of the Uniforms of the British Army Volume 1 (P. Davies, 1967), p. 59.
- ISBN 184415405X.
- ISBN 0810874970, p. 485.
- ISBN 978-0-7134-7484-8, p. 38.
- ISBN 0-19-211696-7, pp. 25–6.
- ISBN 1855323818, p. 15.
- ^ C. C. P. Lawson, A History of the Uniforms of the British Army Volume 1 (P. Davies, 1967), pp. 57–8.
- ^ C. C. P. Lawson, A History of the Uniforms of the British Army Volume 1 (P. Davies, 1967), pp. 57–65.
Further reading
- Dalton, Charles (1909). The Scots army, 1661–1688, with memoirs of the commanders-in-chief. London Eyre and Spottiswoode.