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Earl of Manchester’s Regiment of Foot
| Active | 1643 to 1645 |
| Country | England |
| Allegiance | Parliamentarian |
| Conflicts | First Civil War |
| Type | Foot |
| Colonel | Earl of Manchester |
| Area Raised | East Anglia |
| Coat Colour | Green lined red |
| Red lined Green | |
| Flag Colour | |
| Flag Design | |
| Field Armies | Manchester 1643-4 |
Parliamentarian regiment of foot of the commander of the Eastern Association
Service History
1643
- August to September: Siege of King’s Lynn
- October to November: Siege of Bolingbroke Castle?
- October: Siege of Lincoln?
1644
- May: Siege of Lincoln
- May to July: Siege of York
- July: Battle of Marston Moor
- July: Siege of York
- October: Second Battle of Newbury
- November: Standoff at Donnington
1645
- April: Disbanded, men drafted into Sir Thomas Fairfax’s Regiment of Foot, the General's Regiment of the New Model Army
Notes
There are references to Manchester's foot being issued green coats lined in red and red coats lined in green. Whether one is an error, they wore different colours at different times, or part of the regiment were red-coated and part green-coated is uncertain.
Flags
Notable Officers
Earl of Manchester
Strength
See Also
Links
The Earl of Machester's Foot are re-enacted by The Earl of Manchester's Regiment of Foote of the Sealed Knot.