Sir William Lambton’s Regiment of Foot

Flag Illustration	1)
Active	1642-4
Country	England
Allegiance	Royalist
Conflicts	First Civil War
Type	Foot
Colonel	Sir William Lambton
Area Raised	Durham
Coat Colour	White?
Flag Colour	Black
Flag Design
Field Armies	Newcastle 1642-4

Royalist Regiment of Foot serving in the Marquis of Newcastle’s army, one of the famous whitecoat regiments

• December: Skirmish at Piercebridge
• December: Battle of Tadcaster

• 21st May: Battle of Wakefield
• June: Battle of Adwalton Moor

• March: Battle of Hylton
• April to July: Besieged in York
• 2nd July: Battle of Marston Moor

Probably white coats and black flags. I am the unfortunate Son of a much more unfortunate Father, slayne in His Majestys service at Wakefield fight, being then eldest Captain to Sir William Lampton in the Black regiment. William Lambtons arms were Sa. A fesse between 3 lambs ar.

Killed at Marston Moor

Original Research by Victor Judge aka '1642'

• Colonel Sir William Lambton
• Lieutenant Colonel Henry Lambton
• Captain Benson
• Captain Thomas Nicholson
• Captain William Lambton
• Captain Talbot Lesley
• Captain John Pemberton
• Captain William Williamson

• Lieutenant Richard Richardson
• Lieutenant John Watson

• Ensign Thomas Williamson
• Ensign Robert Lambton