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Sir Thomas Blackwell’s Regiment of Foot

Flag Illustration1)
Active1643 to 1644
CountryEngland
AllegianceRoyalist
ConflictsFirst Civil War
TypeFoot
ColonelSir Thomas Blackwell
Area RaisedNottinghamshire
Coat Colour
Flag ColourBlack
Flag DesignUnknown
Field ArmiesOxford 1643-4

Royalist Regiment of Foot raised in Nottinghamshire, accompanied the Queen South to reinforce the Oxford Army

Service History

1643

1644

Notes

A history of the regiment is available online at Sir Thomas Blackwell's Regiment of Foote

Coats, Flags and Equipment

Referred to as The Queen's black regiment under Colonel Blackwell this likely refers to their flags 2).

Notable Officers

A list of the regiment's officers is shown in Officers and Regiments of the Royalist Army by Stuart Reid (Partizan Press).

Sir Thomas Blackwell

Sir Thomas Blackwell

Strength

See Also

Blackwell's are re-enacted by Sir Thomas Blackwell's Regiment of Foote of the English Civil War Society.

1) Flag image by kind permission of Wargames Designs
2) ECW Flags and Colours 1: English Foot, Stuart Peachey & Les Prince 1990, Partizan Press ISBN:0946525846