Lord Willoughby of Parham’s Regiment of Foot
Active | 1643 to 1644 |
Country | England |
Allegiance | Parliamentarian |
Conflicts | First Civil War |
Type | Foot |
Colonel | Lord Willoughby of Parham |
Area Raised | |
Coat Colour | |
Flag Colour | watchet (pale greenish blue) |
Flag Design | white crosses |
Field Armies |
Parliamentarian regiment of foot of the Eastern Association
Service History
1643
- February: Siege of Newark
- July: Storm of Gainsborough
- July to August: Besieged in Gainsborough
- October: Siege of Bolingbroke Castle
1644
- 16th January: Defence of Nottingham
- February to March: Siege of Newark
- March: Storm of Muskham Bridge
- March: Battle of Newark
- March: Defence of Bradford??
- April: Battle of Selby
Notes
After surrendering Gainsborough to Newcastle in August 1643, Captain Clement Benson, said to have led a company under Willoughby, turned coat and joined Royalist Colonel Gervase Holles’ Regiment of Foot.
Coats, Flags & Equipment
“To the right honorable the Lord Willibee of Parum
Bought of Alexander Vener as followeth
for 10 silke Ensignes of ritch watchet tafitie with distinctions of white crosses, furnished with staves and tassels at 4 pounds a peece”
[payment received 12 Feb 1643]1)
Notable Officers
A partial list of the regiment’s officers is shown in Laurence Spring’s Regiments of the Eastern Association2)
Lord Willoughby of Parham
Officer Lists
January 10th 1643
- Captain Menbey
- Captain Bower
- Captain Wayecraft
- Captain Soute?
1643
April 4th 1644
July 4th 1644
Strength
- 600 foot drawn out of Gainsborough in July 1643
- The 6 companies paid on April 4th 1644 contained a total of 24 officers and just 66 men. The 2 companies paid in July added 16 men and up to 11 officers.
See Also
Links
1)
N.A. SP28/300/446
2)
The Regiments of the Eastern Association Vol. 2, Laurence Spring, Stuart Press 1998 ISBN 1 85804 119 8
3)
N.A. SP28/33/303
4)
N.A. SP28/252
5)
N.A. SP28/47/12
6)
N.A. SP28/300/127
7)
N.A. SP28/300/128
8)
N.A. SP28/300/129
9)
N.A. SP28/300/130
10)
N.A. SP28/300/131
11)
N.A. SP28/300/133
12)
N.A. SP28/300/132
13)
N.A. SP28/300/134