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Sir Richard Willys’ Regiment of Horse

Active1643 to 1646
CountryEngland
AllegianceRoyalist
ConflictsFirst Civil War
TypeHorse
ColonelSir Richard Willys
James Cromwell
Area Raised
Flag Colour
Flag Design
Field ArmiesCapel 1643

Later Colonel James Cromwell’s Regiment of Horse

Royalist regiment of horse initially based in Cheshire, ending up in garrison at Oxford

Service History

1643

  • May: Skirmish at Nantwich?
  • June: Skirmish at Farndon?
  • August: Repulsed from Nantwich?
  • October: Battle of Wem and Leigh Bridge?

1644

  • January: Skirmish at Ellesmere
  • January: Battle of Nantwich?

1645

  • July: Taking of Welbeck Abbey?

1646

  • February: Skirmish at Wareham
  • May to June: Besieged at Oxford

Notes

Flags

Notable Officers

Sir Richard Willys

Colonel James Cromwell

Strength

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