Colonel George Goring’s Regiment of Foot

Active1640
CountryEngland
AllegianceEnglish
ConflictsSecond Bishops’ War
TypeFoot
ColonelsGeorge Goring
Area RaisedNorthamptonshire
Warwickshire
Leicestershire
Rutland
Coat Colourunknown
Flag Colourunknown
Flag Designunknown
Field Armies1640

English infantry regiment that was raised for the Second Bishops’ War of 1640 1)

Service History

1640

  • Raised in Northamptonshire, Rutland, Warwickshire, Leicestershire

Notes

Coats and Flags

Notable Officers

George Goring

Officer List

The Names of all the Colonels, Lieutenant Colonels, Sergeant Majors, Captains, Lieutenants, Ensigns, Preachers, Chirurgeons, Quarter-masters, Provost Marshals, under his Excellency the Earl of Northumberland, Captain General for this Expedition 1640. Taken according to the Muster Roll after the Armies Retreat from Newcastle into York. 2)

•George Goring, Colonel •Thomas Kirke, Lieut. Col. •Richard Willis, Sergeant Major.

Captains. •Henry Sully •William Preddocks •Andrew Menns •Charles Gerrard •Edward Gray •Richard Elliot •Thomas Danil.

Lieutenants. •Richard Dowes •William Langon •William Swan •Henry Cooke •John Marly •Tho. Throgmorton •Robert Noyse •Francis Grover •Daniel More •Philip Honywood.

Ensigns. •Richard Lovellis •Henry Crompton Warren •John Terwit •John Millard •John Barbridge •Francis Lisle •Ralph Brandling •Joseph Brand •Arthur Chaune

•Preacher, Richard Lloyde •Chirurgeon •Quarter Master, Ben. Lawerowyes •Provost Marshal, Tho. Broxley

Strength

  • 1200 planned to be raised (Northamptonshire 550, Rutland 60, Warwickshire 500, Leicestershire 90)
August 30th 1640

Mustered on return to Yorkshire 3)

  • Col. Goring 96
  • Lieut. Col. Kirke 99
  • Serg. Maj. Willis 97
  • Capt. Gray 87
  • Capt. Predaux 66
  • Capt. Garrat 76
  • Capt. Menns 48
  • Capt. Danyell 89
  • Capt. Shelley 59
  • Capt. Elliot 66
  • Total 783

See Also

1) A list of the colonels as also of the severall counties out of which they are to raise their men. Thomason / 669.f.3[1]
2) , 3) 'Historical Collections: 1640, August-September', Historical Collections of Private Passages of State: Volume 3: 1639-40, pp. 1221-1286. URL: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=74920 Date accessed: 12 February 2014