Lord Clifford's Yorkshire Trained Band Troop of Horse
| Active | 1639 |
| Country | England |
| Allegiance | English |
| Conflicts | First Bishops’ War |
| Type | Horse |
| Captain | Lord Clifford |
| Area Raised | Yorkshire |
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| Flag Design | |
| Field Armies | 1639 |
Yorkshire Trained Band cavalry troop that served in the First Bishops’ War of 1639
Service History
1639
- Muster at York
- May: March to the camp at Birks
- June: Standoff between Birks and Duns Law
Notes
Flags & Equipment
Possibly wore cuirassier armour in 1639 as the Yorkshire Trained Bands held 365 sets in 1638.
Notable Officers
Lord Clifford
Henry Clifford, Lord Clifford was Lord Lieutenant of Cumberland and Northumberland until 1639 and of Westmorland until 1642. He secured Carlisle with 300 Trained Band men in early April 1639.
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
