Sir Ralph Gore’s Regiment of Foot
Active | 1642 to |
Country | Ireland |
Allegiance | Protestant |
Conflicts | Irish Confederate War |
Type | Foot |
Colonel | Sir Ralph Gore |
Area Raised | Ulster |
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Later Colonel Audley Mervin's Regiment of Foot
Ulster foot of the Laggan Army serving in the Confederate wars
Service History
1642
- January: Raised in Ulster under the King's commission1)
- Summer: Gore dies and is replaced by his Lt Col Audley Mervin
1643
1644
1645
1646
Notes
Coats, Flags & Equipment
Notable Officers
A list of the unit's officers is shown in Army List of the Ulster British Forces, 1642-1646. by Kevin Forkan. Archivium Hibernicum, Vol. 59 (2005), pp. 51-65 available via JSTOR. A list of the regiment's officers is also shown in An English Army for Ireland by Ian Ryder, Partizan Press.
Sir Ralph Gore
Audley Mervin
Strength
- 1641-1642: 500 men raised
- 1642: Establishment of 10002)