Sir Thomas Fairfax’s Yorkshire Trained Band Troop of Dragoons
Active | 1639 |
Country | England |
Allegiance | English |
Conflicts | First Bishops’ War |
Type | Dragoons |
Captain | Sir Thomas Fairfax |
Area Raised | Yorkshire |
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Field Armies | 1639 |
Yorkshire Trained Band troop of dragoons that served in the First Bishops’ War of 1639
Service History
1639
- April: Muster at York
- May: March to the camp at Birks
- June: Standoff between Birks and Duns Law
Notes
Apparently the Yorkshire Trained Bands had recruited additional dragoons, as they only had 35 in 1638.
Coats, Flags & Equipment
Notable Officers
Sir Thomas Fairfax
Strength
- May 1639: 160 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