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Tower Hamlets Auxiliary Regiment of Foot of the London Trained Bands
| Flag Illustration |  1) |
| Active | 1643- |
| Country | England |
| Allegiance | Parliamentarian |
| Conflicts | First Civil War |
| Type | Foot |
| Colonel | William Willoughby |
| Coat Colour | |
| Area Raised | London |
| Flag Colour | Yellow |
| Flag Design | Unknown |
| Field Armies | Waller 1643 |
| Essex 1644 |
Auxiliary regiment of foot of the London Trained Bands
Service History
1643
- November: Siege of Basing House
- November: Siege of Basing House
- November: Standoff at Farnham
- December: Battle of Alton
1644
- October: Second Battle of Newbury
- November: Siege of Basing House
Notes
Flags
The regiment carried yellow flags with unknown devices 2).
Notable Officers
A list of officers 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
Col William Willoughby
Officer Lists
October 1646
Lining the route of procession at the Earl of Essex's funeral3)
Tower Hamlets Yellow A.
- Col William Willoughby
- Lt Col William Shambrook
- Major Levet
- Capt William Archer
- Capt Richard Keilbeater
- Capt Reade
- Capt Overstreet
Strength
See Also
Links
1)
Flag images by kind permission of Wargames Designs
2)
ECW Flags and Colours 1: English Foot, Stuart Peachey & Les Prince 1990, Partizan Press ISBN:0946525846
3)
The Militia of London 1641-1649 PhD Thesis, Lawson Chase Nagel, King’s College, University of London, 1982.