Colonel Edward Rossiter’s Regiment of Horse
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| Active | 1645 to 1660 |
| Country | England |
| Allegiance | Parliamentarian |
| Conflicts | First Civil War |
| Second Civil War | |
| Third Civil War | |
| Glencairn’s Rising | |
| Restoration | |
| Type | Horse |
| Colonel | Edward Rossiter |
| Philip Twistleton | |
| John Clobery | |
| Area Raised | Lincolnshire |
| Flag Colour | White |
| Flag Design | See below |
| Field Armies | NMA 1645 |
| Lambert 1648 | |
| Cromwell 1650-51 | |
| Monck 1653-54 | |
| Monck 1659-60 |
Later Colonel Philip Twisleton’s then Colonel John Clobery’s Regiment of Horse
New Model Army regiment of horse serving in the First, Second and Third Civil Wars then in England and Scotland
Service History
1645
- April: Formed from Colonel Edward Rossiter's Regiment of Horse from Lincolnshire
- June: Battle of Naseby
- June: Siege of Leicester
- September: Battle of Rowton Heath
- October: Skirmish at Belvoir Bridge and Walton
- November to February: Siege of Belvoir Castle?
1646
- February: Taking of Belvoir Castle?
1647
- Guard King Charles at Holdenby House
- August: March to Southwark
- August: Rossiter replaced by Twisleton
1648
- May: At Otley
- August: Battle of Preston
- August: Battle of Winwick Pass
- Garrison Belvoir Castle (Markham’s troop)
- October to November: In Scotland
1649
- September: Quartered at Lincoln, Rutland, Leicester and Nottingham
1650
- July: Invade Scotland under Cromwell
- 3rd September: Battle of Dunbar
1651
- September: Battle of Worcester
1652
- Sent to Scotland
1653
- December: Skirmish at Bothwick Brae
1654
- February: Skirmish at Dunkeld
- October: Return to England
1655
- March: Sent to suppress Penruddock’s rising (2 troops)
1656
- Serving in England
1657
- Serving in England
1658
- August: Sent to Scotland
1659
- November: Re-organised by Monck
1660
- January: Clobery appointed Colonel by Monck
- January: March on London
- February: Enter London
- February: Quartered at Southwark, Bishopsgate Street and Smithfield
- October: Disbanded in Lincolnshire
Notes
A history of the regiment is given in The Regimental History of Cromwell's Army by Sir Charles Firth and Godfrey Davies, Clarendon Press, Oxford, 1940.
The regiment was formed from Colonel Edward Rossiter’s regiment of horse, the odd one out of the New Model Army, not previously being part of Essex’s, Manchester’s or Waller’s field armies. The regiment fought at Naseby then in the North and Midlands.
In 1647 Rossiter was dismissed following the turmoil in the army, replaced by Twisleton. At the start of the Second Civil War the regiment formed part of Lambert’s force, fighting at Preston. In 1650 they formed part of Cromwell’s force for the invasion of Scotland, Battle of Dunbar and the Battle of Worcester.
The regiment were sent to Scotland in 1653, serving with Generals Monck and Morgan and helping to put down Glencairn’s rising in 1654. Returning to England they marched West in 1655 to suppress Penruddock’s rising but arrived after Penruddock’s defeat. Back in Scotland again but without their Colonel, Monck reorganised the regiment to remove potential opponents and appointed Clobery, a close supporter, as new Colonel. Marching on London with Monck they were disbanded in October 1660 in the regiment’s home county of Lincolnshire.
Flags and Equipment
Under Twistleton the regiment were given a new set of white cornets with black and white fringing. Colonel Philip Twisleton's cornet was plain white (Illustration 1), the troop cornets were distinguished by different images and mottos on gold scrolls: Major James Berry (Illustration 2), Captain Pearte (3), Captain Owen Cambridge (4), Captain Nelthorpe (5) and Captain Hezekiah Haines (6)7).
Notable Officers
Colonel Edward Rossiter
Colonel Philip Twisleton
Major to Colonel Rossiter, he was promoted to Colonel when Rossiter was dismissed
Colonel John Clobery
John Clobery or Cloberrry, was previously Lieutenant Colonel of Reade’s Regiment of Foot and was promoted to Colonel due to being a close confidant of General Monck.
Officer Lists
More detailed lists of officers for April and May 1645, December 1646, May and August 1647 and May 1649 are shown in Reconstructing the New Model Army. Volume 1, Regimental Lists April 1645 to May 1649 by Malcolm Wanklyn, Helion & Co. 2015. ISBN 978-1-910777-10-7.
May 1645 and December 1646
From Anglia Rediviva8)
- Colonel: Edward Rossiter
- Major: Philip Twistleton
- Captain: Anthony Markham
- Captain: John Nelthorpe
- Captain: Original Peart
- Captain: Henry Markham
August 1648
- Colonel: Philip Twisleton
- Major: James Berry
- Captain: Henry Markham
- Captain: Owen Cambridge
- Captain: John Nelthorpe
- Captain: Bushey
- Captain: Pearte
Under Twistleton
- Colonel: Philip Twisleton
- Major: James Berry
- Captain Pearte
- Captain Owen Cambridge
- Captain Nelthorpe
- Captain Hezekiah Haines
Strength
- 1645: Established at six troops
