Chester Trained Bands

• Bucklow Trained Band
• Nantwich Trained Band
• Northwich Trained Band
• Croxton Trained Band
• Wilmslow Trained Band
• Macclesfield Trained Band
• Broxton Trained Band
• Wirral Trained Band
• Sir Francis Gamull (Chester Volunteers)
• Chester Trained Band (Col Thomas Leigh)
• Col. William Edwards' Chester City Militia (1646)
• Col. Henry Bradshaw's Militia (1650-1)
• Col. Henry Brooke's Militia (1650-1)
• Col. Thomas Croxton's Militia (1650-1)
• Col. Robert Duckenfield's Militia (1650)
• Col. Robert Duckenfield's Militia Horse (1650)

The Chester (Cheshire) Trained Bands of 1638 consisted of 599 men armed with 359 muskets and 240 corslets (body armour, signifying pikemen). They mustered no cavalry.

In 1651 the Cheshire Militia fought at the Battle of Warrington Bridge, under Lambert's command. Two companies of Cheshire Trained Bands under Captain Jollie fought at the Battle of Wigan Lane as part of Lilburne's force.¹⁾. The Cheshire Militia also fought as part of Cromwell's army at the Battle of Worcester. They consisted of a brigade of three regiments under Colonels Bradshawe, Brooke and Croxton.