Sir William Courtney’s Regiment of Horse
Active | 1644-1646 |
Country | England |
Allegiance | Royalist |
Conflicts | First Civil War |
Type | Horse |
Colonel | Sir William Courtney |
Area Raised | West Country |
Flag Colour | Red? |
Flag Design | |
Field Armies | Goring 1645 |
Royalist regiment of horse serving in the West Country
Service History
1644
- August: Skirmish at Bridgewater (North Petherton)
1645
- May: Skirmish at Hinton St George by mistake
- May to July: Siege of Taunton
- July: Battle of Langport
1646
- January: Stormed at Powderham Castle?
Notes
In May 1645 they skirmished with Thornhill's Regiment of Royalist horse by mistake, thinking them Parliamentarians.
Flags
Courtney's cornet carried the motto Dum Spiro Spero (while I breathe I hope)
Notable Officers
Sir William Courtney
Sir William Courtney from Devon, not to be confused with Sir William Courtney from Hampshire.