Sergeant-Major-General Henry Tillier’s Regiment of Foot
| Flag Illustration |  1) |
| Active | 1644 to 1645 |
| Country | Ireland |
| England | |
| Allegiance | Royalist |
| Conflicts | First Civil War |
| Type | Foot |
| Colonel | Henry Tillier |
| Area Raised | Ireland |
| Essex | |
| Coat Colour | Green |
| Flag Colour | Green |
| Flag Design | Plain |
| Field Armies | Rupert 1644 |
| Byron 1644 | |
| Oxford 1645 |
Royalist regiment of foot formed from detachments of Ormond’s forces in Ireland and serving under Prince Rupert
Service History
1643
- Raised in Ireland from detachments of Ormond’s army
1644
- February: Shipped from Leinster to Beaumaris and Neston, Cheshire
- March: Skirmish at Market Drayton (det)
- 21st March: Battle of Newark
- April: Taking of Longford House?
- April: Taking of Tong Castle?
- May: Storm of Stockport
- May: Storm of Bolton
- June: Siege of Liverpool
- 2nd July: Battle of Marston Moor
- September: Siege of Montgomery Castle
- September: Battle of Montgomery
1645
- February: Loss of Shrewsbury (1 coy)?
- 31st May: Storm of Leicester
- June: Battle of Naseby
- Garrison of Oxford
Notes
Coats and Flags
Green colours (see below). Tillier's were noted as wearing green coats in 1644 2).
Notable Officers
Col Henry Tillier
Contemporary References
From original research by '1642' aka. Victor Judge
Charles I to Prince Rupert
26th July 1645 from Sir Phillip Morgans house at Ruperra: Nephueu, this messenger coming out of France is in such haste to goe to you that I shall only tell you,that you will fynde I have been better than my word in my last letter,for yesterday I gave order for Tilliers and Pretties Regiments to march to you with all possible speede, not doubting but you will remember your promis concerning Pryces Regiment. I am sending a new dispache into Irland, wherein I not only seeke to hasten the supplyes in generale, but lykewais in particular to incourage the Marquis of Ormond himself to come over, because I believe,without him, our assistance from those parts will be very smale, yet I assure you he shall be subordinate to you: this is shortly to show you that on no occasion you are forgotten by Your loving Oncle & most faithfull frend, Charles R
After Naseby
Oxford is strong with souldiers, there being more now in that Garison then hath been all this summer, occasioned by divers Garrisons surrendred to us, the souldiers whereof went thither. And besides there is come in of late a company of Major-Generall Tylliars, they have no Ensigne flags, instead whereof every Company carrieth (upon the head of a pike) about a yard of Green Taffata.
Strength
- February 1644: 1000 men together with Broughton's Regiment of Foot
See Also
Links
Tillier's regiment are re-enacted by Henry Tillier's Regiment of the Sealed Knot.
