Lord Henry Cavendish’s Regiment of Horse
Active | 1643 to 1645 |
Country | England |
Allegiance | Royalist |
Conflicts | First Civil War |
Type | Horse |
Colonel | Lord Henry Cavendish |
Area Raised | Yorkshire |
Flag Colour | |
Flag Design | |
Field Armies | Cavendish 1643 |
Glenham 1644 | |
Newcastle 1644 |
Royalist Northern regiment of horse serving in Lincolnshire, Northumberland and with Newcastle’s Army
Service History
1643
- May: Battle of Grantham
- July: Storm of Burton on Trent?
- July: Battle of Gainsborough
- October: Battle of Winceby
1644
- February: Skirmish at Ovingham
- March: Battle of Bolden Hill
- March: Battle of Hylton
- July: Battle of Marston Moor
- December to March 1645: Besieged at Pontefract?
Notes
Flags
Notable Officers
Lord Henry Cavendish
Lord Henry Cavendish was the younger son of the Marquis of Newcastle. Born in 1630, he was too young to command the regiment which was likely led by the Lieutenant Colonel.