Sir John Suckling’s Troop of Horse
| Active | 1639 to 1640 |
| Country | England |
| Allegiance | English |
| Conflicts | First Bishops’ War |
| Type | Horse |
| Captain | Sir John Suckling |
| Area Raised | London |
| Coats | Scarlet |
| Flag Colour | |
| Flag Design | |
| Field Armies | Charles 1639 |
| Charles 1640 |
English cavalry troop that served in the First and Second Bishops’ Wars
Service History
1639
- Raised
- May: March to the camp at Birks
- June: Retire from Kelso
- June: Standoff between Birks and Duns Law
1640
- August: Battle of Newburn Ford?
Notes
Outfitting Suckling's troop was said to have cost him £12,000. Suckling's efforts were satirised in verse, On Sir John Suckling's most warlike preparations for the Scottish war. Unsure whether Suckling's troop were in fact at Newburn Ford.
Coats, Flags & Equipment
The troop apparently wore white doublets, splendid scarlet coats and scarlet plumed hats in 1639.
Notable Officers
Sir John Suckling
Suckling was a celebrated and notorious Cavalier poet.
Strength
- May 1639: 100 men 1)
See Also
Links
1)
Rushworth's 'Historical Collections: 1639, March-June', Historical Collections of Private Passages of State: Volume 3: 1639-40, pp. 885-946. URL: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=74912 Date accessed: 24 June 2014
