Colonel Bartholomew Vermuyden’s Regiment of Horse
Active | 1643 to 1645 |
Country | England |
Allegiance | Parliamentarian |
Conflicts | First Civil War |
Type | Horse |
Colonel | Bartholomew Vermuyden |
Area Raised | Norfolk |
Flag Colour | |
Flag Design | |
Field Armies | Manchester 1643-5 |
Parliamentarian regiment of horse of the Eastern Association fighting at Marston Moor and later joining the New Model Army
Service History
1643
- Raised in Norfolk
- October to November: Siege of Bolingbroke Castle
- October: Skirmish at Horncastle
- 11th October: Battle of Winceby
1644
- May to July: Siege of York
- 2nd July: Battle of Marston Moor - 5 troops
- July: Siege of York
- October: Second Battle of Newbury
1645
- April: Enter the New Model Army as Colonel Bartholomew Vermuyden’s Regiment of Horse
Notes
Vermuyden only briefly led his regiment in the New Model Army, it was then handed over to Oliver Cromwell.
Flags & Equipment
Notable Officers
A list of the regiment’s officers is shown in Laurence Spring’s Regiments of the Eastern Association1)
Colonel Bartholomew Vermuyden
Nephew of Sir Cornelius Vermuyden. a Dutch engineer prominent in draining the fens of East Anglia.
Officer List
In addition to those noted by Spring
- Captain Duglass2)