Blue Auxiliary Regiment of Foot of the London Trained Bands
| Flag Illustration |  1) |
| Active | 1643 to 1644 |
| Country | England |
| Allegiance | Parliamentarian |
| Conflicts | First Civil War |
| Type | Foot |
| Colonel | Sir William Springate |
| George Langham | |
| Area Raised | London |
| Flag Colour | Blue |
| Flag Design | Yellow Piles |
| Field Armies |
London Trained Band Auxiliaries serving under Essex and Waller
Service History
1643
- April: Raised in London
- 8th September: Relief of Gloucester
- 20th September: First Battle of Newbury
- September: Skirmish at Aldermaston and Padworth
- 13th December: Battle of Alton
- December to January 1644: Siege of Arundel
1644
- July: Siege of Greenland House
- December: Detachment at Abingdon reduced into Colonel George Payne’s Regiment of Foot
Flags
The regiment carried blue flags with straight yellow piles or rays in September 1643 2).
Notable Officers
Sir William Springate
George Langham jr
Officer Lists
October 1646
Lining the route of procession at the Earl of Essex's funeral3)
City Blue Auxiliaries
- Col George Langham Jr
- Lt Col Barwick
- Major Hodges
- Capt Stamford
- Capt Trimmer
- Capt Lacey
Strength
- September 1643: 7 companies
See Also
Links
1)
Flag image by kind permission of Wargames Designs
2)
ECW Flags and Colours 1: English Foot, Stuart Peachey & Les Prince 1990, Partizan Press ISBN:0946525846
3)
The Militia of London 1641-1649 PhD Thesis, Lawson Chase Nagel, King’s College, University of London, 1982.
