[40] In a plan of the siege of Hesdin, published at Paris in 1639, Douglas' Scots Regiment appears formed in brigade with the Regiment of Champaigne.
[41] The three Scots regiments in the service of France at this period, are designated by the French historians, the regiments of Douglas, Chambers, and Praslin.
[42] Père Daniel.
[43] Mercure François; and Le Histoire Militaire de Louis le Grand, par M. Le Marquis de Quincy.
[44] This division consisted of the following corps; viz.: The French Guards, the Swiss Guards, the regiments of Picardy, Douglas, La Meilleraie, Grancy, and Molondin.—Mercure François.
[45] Account of the battle of Lens, published at the time; Life of the Prince of Condé; and Histoire Militaire de Louis le Grand.
[46] A detailed account of this action is given in the Life of King James II., from the memoirs written with his own hand, and published by the Rev. J. S. Clarke in 1818. His Majesty was then (1652) Duke of York, and was serving with the French Army, of which Douglas' Regiment formed part.
[47] Life of King James II., from the Memoirs written with his own hand.
[48] The forces were designated by the following titles:—
| Horse Guards | |
|---|---|
| The Duke of York's Troop | afterwards the third troop of Life Guards, and disbanded in 1746. |
| Foot. | |
| The King's Regiment of Guards, | afterwards constituted, with a battalion of Guards raised in England in 1661, the First Foot Guards. |
| The Duke of York's Regiment | The few remaining men of these regiments were, in 1660, placed in garrison at Dunkirk; they were afterwards removed to Tangier, and incorporated in the Second, or Queen's Regiment of Foot. |
| The Duke of Gloucester's Regt. | |
| The Earl of Bristol's Regiment | |
| Lord Newborough's Regiment | |
| Colonel Richard Grace's Regt. | |