Sir Arthur Hesilrigge’s Regiment of Horse
| Flag Illustration |  1) |
| Active | 1642 to 1645 |
| Country | England |
| Allegiance | Parliamentarian |
| Conflicts | First Civil War |
| Type | Horse |
| Colonel | Sir Arthur Hesilrigge |
| Area Raised | London |
| Leicestershire | |
| Flag Colour | Green |
| Flag Design | Examples known |
| Field Armies | Waller 1643-4 |
The only known regiment of fully-equipped Cuirassiers, known as the London Lobsters due to their distinctive armour, served with Waller during the First Civil War
Service History
1643
- March: Storm of Malmesbury (1 troop)
- March: Battle of Highnam (1 troop)
- April: Skirmish at Little Dean (1 troop)
- 13th April: Battle of Ripple Field (1 troop)
- Recruited to a full regiment in London
- July: Battle of Lansdown
- July: Siege of Devizes
- July: Battle of Roundway Down
- November: Siege of Basing House
- November: Siege of Basing House
- November: Standoff at Farnham
- December: Storm of Alton Church
- December to January 1644: Siege of Arundel
1644
- March: Battle of Cheriton
- April: Skirmish at Newbury
- June: Battle of Cropredy Bridge
- August: Siege of Wareham
- October: Second Battle of Newbury
1645
- April: Enter the New Model Army as Colonel John Butler’s Regiment of Horse
Notes
There is a page on Hesilrigge's regiment at Wikipedia
Flags & Equipment
Equipped as Cuirassiers after the Battle of Ripple Field, they were probably re-equipped as conventional harquebusiers after the disastrous Battle of Roundway Down. The regiment carried green cornets. Sir Arthur's cornet is illustrated above. According to Blount: Sir Arthur Haslerig depainted an Anchor fixed in the Clouds, and the motto in English, ONLY IN HEAVEN2).
Notable Officers
A list of officers is shown in Laurence Spring's Waller's Army, The Regiments of Sir William Waller's Southern Association The Pike and Shot Association 2007 ISBN 978-1-902768-34-2
Sir Arthur Hesilrigge
Strength
- March 1644: 7 troops at Cheriton
