ECW Covenanter Regiment

Here are the four musketeer elements of my next Covenanter unit. These are mostly Foundry figures but with a couple of Front Rank included. I just happened to have 12 in total so enough for four elements of three figures each. I do not have any pike men so will need to purchase some, probably from the Perry miniatures range

I have painted them all on black, to represent the so called "Ministers Regiment"....

Sir Arthur Erskine of Scotscraig’s, the Ministers’ Regiment of Foot

Active	1643 to 1646
Country	Scotland
Allegiance	Covenanter
Conflicts	First Civil War
	Second Civil War
Type	Foot
Colonel	Sir Arthur Erskine
Area Raised	Scotland
Coat Colour	Grey or Black??
Field Armies	Leven 1644-7

Covenanter Regiment of Foot raised by the Ministers of the Kirk, forming part of Leven’s army in England

Service History

1643

• September: Begin to be raised

1644

• January: Join Leven's army
• April to July: Siege of York
• 2nd July: Battle of Marston Moor
• July: Siege of York
• July: Quartered in Yorkshire
• August to October: Siege of Newcastle

1645

• July to September: Siege of Hereford
• November to May 1646: Siege of Newark

1646

• May to January 1647: Quartered in Northern England

1647

• February: Return to Scotland and disbanded

Coats, Flags & Equipment

Allegedly the regiment wore black coats made from old clerical garb donated by the Ministers of Scotland.