Colonel John Birch’s Regiment of Foot
Later, Colonel Humphries' Regiment of Foot
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Active | 1644 to 1648 |
Country | England |
Allegiance | Parliamentarian |
Conflicts | First Civil War |
Type | Foot |
Colonel | John Birch |
Humphries | |
Area Raised | Kent |
Coat Colour | Red |
Flag Colour | Yellow |
Flag Design | Unknown |
Field Armies | Waller 1644 |
Garrison |
Parliamentarian regiment of foot raised in Kent for Waller’s Southern Association, later serving on the Welsh marches
Service History
1644
- August: Raised in Kent
- September: Marched to Weymouth
- September: Shipped to Plymouth
- September to January: Besieged at Plymouth
1645
- July: Siege of Bridgewater
- August to September: Siege of Bristol
- December to February 1646: Garrison of Bath (2 coy)
- December: Storm of Hereford
- Garrison of Hereford
1646
- March: Battle of Stow on the Wold
- April to June: Siege of Ludlow (det)
- June to August: Siege of Raglan Castle
- June to July: Siege of Goodrich Castle (det)
- August: Humphries takes over as Colonel
1647
1648
- June: Selected to be sent to Ireland but mutiny
- October: Disbanded
Notes
Coats, Flags and Equipment
Red coats and yellow flags 2).
Notable Officers
A list of officers is shown in Laurence Spring's Waller's Army, The Regiments of Sir William Waller's Southern Association The Pike and Shot Association 2007 ISBN 978-1-902768-34-2
Colonel John Birch
John Birch was previously Lt Col of Hesilrigge’s Regiment of Foot, Biography at Birch's Regiment
Colonel J Humphries
Took over in August 1646, possibly the Col. Humphries governing Cardiff Castle in 1648?
Strength
- August 1644: 1000 ordered to be raised
- September 1644: 7-800 men
- March 1646: Birch leads 600 foot from Hereford
See Also
Links
Colonel John Birch's regiment is re-enacted by Col. John Birch His Regiment of Foote.
1)
Flag images by kind permission of Wargames Designs
2)
ECW Flags and Colours 1: English Foot, Stuart Peachey & Les Prince 1990, Partizan Press ISBN:0946525846