Instructions for Colonell Mathew Allured appointed Comander in Cheife of the Forces designed for ye Islands of Moola and Skye in or neere Scotland: document, Whitehall
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Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Instructions for Colonell Mathew Allured appointed Comander in Cheife of the Forces designed for ye Islands of Moola and Skye in or neere Scotland: document, Whitehall
Allured was one of two cavalry officers who had distinguished themselves in the taking of Alyth in 1651. Monck was appointed Commander in Chief in Scotland on 8 April 1654, and Allured was given this commission to bring forces from Ireland to subdue the I