Colonel John Morris’ Regiment of Foot
| Active | 1648 to 1649 |
| Country | England |
| Allegiance | Royalist |
| Conflicts | Second Civil War |
| Type | Foot |
| Colonel | John Morris |
| Area Raised | Yorkshire |
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| Field Armies | Garrison |
Northern Royalist regiment of foot besieged at Pontefract in the Second Civil War
Service History
1648
- May: Morris' attempt on Pontefract Castle foiled due to his corporal, Floyd, being too drunk
- June: Morris with 15 men take Pontefract Castle by a ruse
- June: Regiment recruited
- October to March 1649: Besieged at Pontefract Castle
1649
- March: Fall of Pontefract Castle
Notes
Included both foot and horse
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).
John Morris
John Morris served at first in the English army in Ireland, in the Earl of Strafford's Regiment of Foot, then in Sir Francis Willoughby’s Regiment of Foot, coming to England with Lord Byron’s Regiment of Foot. He joined the Parliamentarians after the surrender of Liverpool and was made a Colonel in the Northern Association but soon fell out with the Independents. In March 1648 he took Pontefract Castle by a ruse, served as governor of Pontefract during the siege, then was executed as turncoat in August 1649.
Strength
- 1648: 300 men recruited for the Pontefract garrison
