Colonel John Bowyer’s Regiment of Foot
Active | 1643 to 1647 |
Country | England |
Allegiance | Parliamentarian |
Conflicts | First Civil War |
Type | Foot |
Colonel | John Bowyer |
Area Raised | Staffordshire |
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Field Armies |
Parliamentarian regiment of foot serving as the garrison of Stafford during the First Civil War
Service History
1643
- March: Battle of Hopton Heath
1644
1645
- February: Storm of Shrewsbury
- September to February: Siege of Chester
1646
- February: Capture of Chester
- April: Siege of Tutbury Castle
1647
- Bowyer's colonelcy ends1)
Notes
Coats and Flags
Notable Officers
John Bowyer
Sir John Bowyer (1623-1666), governor of Leek 1644-6.