The Covenanting muster at Leith demonstrated that Scotland had an experienced military force capable of resisting Charles I. General Leslie had served in the Thirty Years War and his army was far better trained than anything Charles could quickly assemble. The speed and scale of the muster shocked English observers and proved decisive in the First Bishops War.
Covenanting army c.20,000 under General Leslie
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