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| Most important is ? meaning possible, for example where an officer is known to have been present at an action but his regiment weren't noted, ?? = dubious, in other words, read it somewhere but it sounds bogus. Always appreciate more clarification on these. | Most important is ? meaning possible, for example where an officer is known to have been present at an action but his regiment weren't noted, ?? = dubious, in other words, read it somewhere but it sounds bogus. Always appreciate more clarification on these. | ||
| - | *Usual rank abbreviations, Gen = General, Col = Colonel, Lt Col = Lieutenant Colonel, Maj = Major, Rm = Routmaster, Scots cavalry equivalent of captain, Capt = Captain, Lt = Lieutenant, Ens = Ensign, Sgt = Sergeant, Cpl = Corporal, QM = Quartermaster | + | *Usual rank abbreviations, Gen = General, Col = Colonel, Lt Col = Lieutenant Colonel, Maj = Major, Rm = Routmaster, Scots cavalry equivalent of captain, Capt = Captain, Lt = Lieutenant, Ens = Ensign, Cor = Cornet, Sgt = Sergeant, Cpl = Corporal, QM = Quartermaster |
| *Unit abbreviations, Rgt = Regiment, Coy = Company, Trp = Troop, det = detachment | *Unit abbreviations, Rgt = Regiment, Coy = Company, Trp = Troop, det = detachment | ||
| *Casualties, k = killed, mw = mortally wounded, w = wounded | *Casualties, k = killed, mw = mortally wounded, w = wounded | ||
| *NMA = New Model Army | *NMA = New Model Army | ||
| + | *I.O. = Indigent Officer, a Royalist officer claiming a portion of the £60,000 allocated by Charles II to assist officers after the Restoration. Usually followed by county, or L & W for London & Westminster. | ||
| =====Spelling!===== | =====Spelling!===== | ||
| Spelling, especially of names, was not terribly well standardised in the seventeenth century. We use the most usual spelling and have tried to aim for consistency, but Sir Arthur Hesilrigge - Hazelrig - Hesilridge etc etc shows that there's more to be corrected. Therefore, when searching you might need to try some different spellings. | Spelling, especially of names, was not terribly well standardised in the seventeenth century. We use the most usual spelling and have tried to aim for consistency, but Sir Arthur Hesilrigge - Hazelrig - Hesilridge etc etc shows that there's more to be corrected. Therefore, when searching you might need to try some different spellings. | ||
