Sir John Pettus’ Regiment of Horse
| Active | 1643 to 1644 |
| Country | England |
| Allegiance | Royalist |
| Conflicts | First Civil War |
| Type | Horse |
| Colonel | Sir John Pettus |
| Area Raised | Suffolk? |
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Obscure unit of Royalist horse, possibly involved in the Lowestoft rising of 1643
Service History
1643
- March: Rising at Lowestoft?
1644
- December: Pettus involved in a raid on Marcham
Notes
Whether Pettus had any troops of his own by December 1644 is unclear
Flags & 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 John Pettus
Sir John Pettus apparently took part in the Royalist Lowestoft rising of 1643, where he was captured by Cromwell's forces and imprisoned.
Contemporary References
From original research by Victor Judge aka BCW user 1642
E.258.4.3 December 1644
- Colonel Trollop
- Captain Trollop
- Colonel Sir John Pettus
- Colonel Sir Thomas Lunsford
All marched from Oxford to Marcham to plunder.
