Earl of Holland’s Regiment of Foot
Active | 1648 |
Country | England |
Allegiance | Royalist |
Conflicts | Second Civil War |
Type | Foot |
Colonel | Earl of Holland |
Area Raised | Surrey? |
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Flag Design | |
Field Armies | Holland 1648 |
Royalist regiment of foot of the ill-fated Surrey rising of 1648
Service History
1648
- Raised in Surrey?
- July: Take Kingston
- July: Repulsed from Reigate Castle
- July: Skirmish at Kingston
- July: Destroyed at Reigate
Notes
Coats, Flags and Equipment
Notable Officers
A list of the regiment's officers is shown in Officers and Regiments of the Royalist Army by Stuart Reid (Partizan Press).
Earl of Holland
John Gwynne
John Gwynne wrote an account of his considerable military service in the Royalist cause.