Help wanted Scotsand Irish in Foreign service.

[Anonymous]

Looking for uniform info on Scottishsand Irish foot and Horse Units in Foreign service.
1670 -early1700's Scots in Dutch service
Colyears Regt
Portmore's regt
Murrys regt
Irish French Service
Galmoy
Dillon
Berwick
Clare
Lee
Spanish
Irish Brigade?
Scots In Swedish service
or any others that you may know of regards Lindsay

[barr7430]

Hi Lindsay,

Do you have any info on this at all or are you starting from scratch?

I have a fair bit but wouldn't want to duplicate anything you have already

cheers

B

[PaulMc]

Hi Lindsay,

Try this site for flag info:-

www.drapeaux.org

In fact I would recommend this site to everyone who visits LOA.

PaulMc

[Anonymous]

I have no cavalry Information whatsoever on the Irish or Scots in Foriegn Service as regards Infantry.
I have Flag Details from
http://www.warflag.com/flags/wss/wssirish.shtml
French
Galmoy
Dillon
Berwick
Clare
Lee
Spanish
Irlanda an Ultonia
Limerick and Waterford
United Provinces
Colyear
Portmore
Murray
These are somewhat speculative in some cases.
http://tmg110.tripod.com/royfr1.htm
Also gives Irish french flags which may be better info
I have some pics done By O'Brian of Irish in French service.
I know that the French Irish all wore Red coats to show alligence To the Jcobite cause but as regards facings and cuffs most of the info I have is Speculative at best.
The Scots In French Service I have all the Info about as regards Uniforms etc
Scots in Dutch Service I have little info on none of the uniforms mostly where the fought.etc
Scots and Irish in Swedish service I am not sure if they even served much after the Thirty years war.
Spanish regts I have no info on.
I really am mostly Interested in the Dutch and French forces as these i intend to do for ULB.
I have already started doing all the Scottish regts on the British establishment and have info on them.
The Scots Guards I have all the info for
The Royal Scots I have all the info for
The Scots White Horse " Greys" have all the info for
The Queen's Own Regiment of Dragoons I have no info on but am working on it slowly
His Majesty's Royal Regiment of Foot, have all the info
The Earl of Orkney's have all the info
The Scots Fuziliers, Archibald Row's Regiment have all the info
The Earl of Leven's, Regiment of Foot have all the info
The Cameronians, James Ferguson's Regiment of Foot have all the info
Earl of Mar's Regiment of Scots Foot have all the info
I hope this clarifies my dilemma

[Anonymous]

Needless to say I will send all the Info I have to Barry once its in format that is decipherable. So that is available to all.
I am working on the Uniform info for the British Regts and hope to send them soon so barry can post them. regards Lindsay

[barr7430]

The Scots/Dutch Brigade of the 1680-1700 period served in Flanders/some in the Sedgemoor Rebellion(but they did not engage), Ireland and Scotland.

Accepted wisdom specifies Red coats. Mackay's reputedly red faced red. Ramsay's/Colyear's Red faced grey or white, Balfour's Red faced yellow.
The others including Argyle's are also reputedly red.

In some cases breeches, waistcoats and stockings were supposed to be in the facing colour. If you don't fancy that the a grey shade would I suspect be safest. Most of these regiments would have been recruited from the lowlands(although Sir Hugh Mackay was from Sutherland - Scourie I believe).

Cheers

B