Colonel Thomas Preston’s Regiment of Foot
Active | 1634 to 1641 |
Country | Ireland |
Allegiance | Spanish |
Conflicts | |
Type | Foot |
Colonel | Thomas Preston |
Area Raised | Ireland |
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Field Armies |
The Tercio Irlandés de Preston, an Irish regiment in Spanish Service until 1641 1)
Service History
1634
- Raised by Thomas Preston
1641
- Disbanded, with Preston and comrades returning to fight for the Irish Catholic Confederacy
Notes
Coats, Flags & Equipment
Notable Officers
Thomas Preston
Strength
- 1634: 15 companies, each of 200 men2)
See Also
General Thomas Preston’s Regiment of Foot in Ireland
Links
2)
The Battle of Benburb 1646. Clive Hollick, Mercier Press, 2011. ISBN 978 1 85635 670 1.