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Lord Molyneux’s Regiment of Foot
Active | 1642-1644 |
Country | England |
Allegiance | Royalist |
Conflicts | First Civil War |
Type | Foot |
Colonel | Lord Molyneux |
Area Raised | Lancashire |
Coat Colour | Red or Blue |
Flag Colour | |
Flag Design | |
Field Armies |
Raised as part of the Earl of Derby’s forces in Lancashire, they alternately served in the North and with the Oxford Army
Service History
1642
- September: Siege of Manchester
- October: Battle of Edgehill
- November: Storm of Brentford
- November: Standoff at Turnham Green
- December: Garrison of Brill
1643
- January: Skirmish at Brill
- January: Defence of Brill
- March: Storm of Lancaster
- March: Storm of Preston
- April: Battle of Whalley Abbey
- July: Storm of Burton on Trent?
- July: Storm of Bristol
- August to September: Siege of Gloucester
- September: First Battle of Newbury
1644
- January: Battle of Nantwich
Notes
Coats, Flags and Equipment
Clad in either all red or all blue suits of coats, breeches and montero hats in July 1643 along with the other Royalist foot regiments then in Oxford 1).
Notable Officers
Lord Molyneux
Strength
See Also
Links
The regiment are re-enacted by Sir Richard, Lord Molyneux's Regiment of the Sealed Knot and by Lord Molyneux's.
1)
ECW Flags and Colours 1: English Foot, Stuart Peachey & Les Prince 1990, Partizan Press ISBN:0946525846