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Colonel John Frescheville’s Regiment of Foot

Active1643-1645
CountryEngland
AllegianceRoyalist
ConflictsFirst Civil War
TypeFoot
ColonelJohn Frescheville
Area RaisedDerbyshire
Coat ColourBlue?
Flag ColourBlue or Red
Flag Design
Field ArmiesRupert 1644

Royalist regiment of foot originally based in Derbyshire, later one of the few foot regiments with the King after Naseby

Service History

1643

1644

1645

1646

Notes

Coats, Flags and Equipment

In August 1645 the King drew out foot commanded by Frescheville from Welbeck to reinforce his small army, Symonds noted that they carried four blue and one red flag, though these might not be from Frescheville's original regiment 1).

Notable Officers

Colonel John Frescheville

Previously captain in Lord Wilmot’s Regiment of Horse, serving at Powick Bridge and Edgehill.

Strength

See Also

1) ECW Flags and Colours 1: English Foot, Stuart Peachey & Les Prince 1990, Partizan Press ISBN:0946525846