Sir William Compton’s Regiment of Foot
Active | 1648 |
Country | England |
Allegiance | Royalist |
Conflicts | Second Civil War |
Type | Foot |
Colonel | Sir William Compton |
Area Raised | South-East |
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Flag Colour | |
Flag Design | |
Field Armies | Norwich 1648 |
Lucas 1648 |
Royalist Southern regiment of foot, fighting in the Second Civil War in Kent and Essex
Service History
1648
- Raised
- June: Battle of Maidstone
- June: Skirmish at Blackheath
- June to August: Besieged at Colchester
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).
Sir William Compton
Sir William Compton third son of the second Earl of Northampton.