Lord Grey of Wark’s Regiment of Foot
Active | 1643 |
Country | England |
Allegiance | Parliamentarian |
Conflicts | First Civil War |
Type | Foot |
Colonel | Lord Grey of Wark |
Area Raised | Norfolk? |
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Flag Colour | |
Flag Design | |
Field Armies | Essex 1643 |
Parliamentarian Regiment of Foot of the Eastern Association serving at the siege of Reading
Service History
1643
- April: Muster at Cambridge
- April: Siege of Reading
- May: Wark mentions that he had suppressed potential mutiny in his own regiment
- May to June: Serving with Essex's army
- July: Grey arrested
- September c.29th: Regiment “dissolved”
Notes
Coats, Flags & Equipment
Notable Officers
William Grey, 1st Lord Grey of Wark
Lord Grey was appointed Major General of the Eastern Association on 20th December 1642, in April 1643 he led a brigade to support Essex at the siege of Reading, which remained with Essex's army until the July. In July he refused to be sent as an envoy to the Scots, so was dismissed and imprisoned by Parliament.
Officer List
- Major Simon Grey (29/05/43 - 29/09/43)1)
- Captain Robert Cobbett
- Captain Moyses Smith (20/02/43 - 29/09/43)
Strength
See Also
Links
1)
N.A. SP28/267/Pt2/164