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Sir William Constable’s Southern Regiment of Foot
Active | 1642-44 |
Country | England |
Allegiance | Parliamentarian |
Conflicts | First Civil War |
Type | Foot |
Colonel | Sir William Constable |
Area Raised | |
Coat Colour | Blue lined White |
Red or Grey? | |
Flag Colour | |
Flag Design | |
Field Armies | Essex 1642-4 |
Parliamentarian Regiment of Foot serving as part of Essex’s army
Service History
1642
- 23rd October: Battle of Edgehill
- 13th November: Standoff at Turnham Green
1643
- April: Siege of Reading
- 8th September: Relief of Gloucester
- 20th September: First Battle of Newbury
Notes
Lieutenant-Colonel William Forbes?
Coats, Flags and Equipment
Issued blue coats in September 1642, they were next issued coats in August 1643, which were probably red or grey 1).
Notable Officers
Sir William Constable
Strength
See Also
Links
1)
ECW Flags and Colours 1: English Foot, Stuart Peachey & Les Prince 1990, Partizan Press ISBN:0946525846