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Oliver Cromwell’s, The Lord Lieutenant’s Lifeguard Troop of Horse

Active1649 to 1659?
CountryEngland
AllegianceParliamentarian
ConflictsConfederate War
TypeHorse
ColonelOliver Cromwell
Richard Le Hunt
Henry Ireton
Edmund Ludlow?
Charles Fleetwood
Henry Cromwell?
Area RaisedLondon
Flag Colour
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Field ArmiesIreland 1649-1659

Later Henry Ireton’s Lifeguard, then Charles Fleetwood’s Lifeguard, probably also Edmund Ludlow’s and Henry Cromwell’s Lifeguard

The General’s Lifeguard troop for Cromwell’s Irish campaign, remaining as Lifeguard in Ireland

Service History

1649

1650

1651

1652

1653

1654

1655

1656

1658

1659

Notes

A history of the regiment is given in The Regimental History of Cromwell's Army by Sir Charles Firth and Godfrey Davies, Clarendon Press, Oxford, 1940.

Formed by Cromwell as a Lifeguard for his Irish campaign, the troop stayed on in Ireland after Cromwell’s departure. It served as Lifeguard to Ireton, probably Ludlow, Fleetwood, and probably Henry Cromwell. It was included in the estimates for payment in April 1659.

Flags and Equipment

Notable Officers

Oliver Cromwell

Oliver Cromwell

Richard Le Hunt

Colonel, and captain of Cromwell's Lifeguard in Ireland Genealogical History

Henry Ireton

Henry Ireton

Edmund Ludlow

Edmund Ludlow

Charles Fleetwood

Charles Fleetwood

Henry Cromwell

Henry Cromwell

Strength

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