| Active | 1642-1645 |
| Country | England |
| Allegiance | Parliamentarian |
| Conflicts | First Civil War |
| Type | Foot |
| Colonel | Earl of Stamford |
| | Sir Edward Massey |
| | Charles Blunt |
| Area Raised | South East |
| Coat Colour | Blue lined white |
| Flag Colour |
| Flag Design |
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Later Sir Edward Massey's, then Colonel Charles Blunt's Regiment of Foot
Raised as part of Essex’s army in 1642, garrisoned Gloucester under Massey’s command
Service History
1642
September: Skirmish at Stony Stratford
September: Skirmish at Market Harborough?
October: Skirmish at Presteigne
1643
January: Siege of Sudeley Castle
February: Stormed at Cirencester (det)
March: Battle of Highnam
April: Battle of Ripple Field
April: Siege of Hereford
May: Siege of Worcester
August to September: Besieged in Gloucester
October: Taking of Tewkesbury?
November: Skirmish at Wootton under Edge?
1644
January: Raid on Chepstow?
February: Storm of White Cross
April: Repulsed from Newent?
April: Repulsed from Tewkesbury?
May: Taking of Little Dean
May: Storm of Newnham
May: Taking of Beverstone Castle
May: Storm of Malmesbury
June: Storm of Tewkesbury
August: Skirmish at Redmarley
September: Storm of Monmouth
September: Storm of Beachley
October: Storm of Beachley
1645
Notes
Coats and Flags
The regiment were issued blue coats in August 16421) and appear to have remained in blue under Massey at Gloucester.
Notable Officers
A list of officers while at Gloucester is shown in Laurence Spring's Waller's Army, The Regiments of Sir William Waller's Southern Association The Pike and Shot Association 2007 ISBN 978-1-902768-34-2
Earl of Stamford
Sir Edward Massey
Sir Edward Massey, originally Lieutenant-Colonel, he led the regiment at Gloucester and was eventually promoted to Colonel.
Charles Blunt
Officer List
September 1642
Col Henry Earl of Stamford
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Capt Lt John Clifton
Ens John Chambers
Lt Col Edward Massey
Lt James Harcus
Ens John Starkey
Major Constance Ferrer
Lt William Hewet
Ens Thomas Griffin
Capt Thomas Savill
Lt William White
Ens William Pincock
Capt Edward Grey
Lt James Bock
Ens James Grey
Capt Charles Blunt
Lt Robert Hampson
Ens Henry Collingwood
Capt Peter Crispe
Lt John Hemens
Ens Thomas Barnes
Capt Isaac Dobson
Lt Nathaniel Tapper
Ens James Barker
Capt Arnold Cosby
Lt Robert Mallery
Ens Lawrence Clifton
Capt John Bird
Provost Marshall: Robert Powell
Surgeon: John Rice
Carriage Master: Richard Phillips
Quartermaster: Ferdinando Grey
Strength
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