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Earl of Stamford’s Regiment of Foot
| Active | 1642-1645 |
| Country | England |
| Allegiance | Parliamentarian |
| Conflicts | First Civil War |
| Type | Foot |
| Colonel | Earl of Stamford |
| Sir Edward Massey | |
| Charles Blunt | |
| Area Raised | South East |
| Coat Colour | Blue lined white |
| Flag Colour | |
| Flag Design | |
| Field Armies | |
Later Sir Edward Massey's, then Colonel Charles Blunt's Regiment of Foot
Raised as part of Essex’s army in 1642, garrisoned Gloucester under Massey’s command
Service History
1642
- September: Skirmish at Stony Stratford
- September: Skirmish at Market Harborough?
- October: Skirmish at Presteigne
1643
- January: Siege of Sudeley Castle
- February: Stormed at Cirencester (det)
- March: Battle of Highnam
- April: Battle of Ripple Field
- April: Siege of Hereford
- May: Siege of Worcester
- August to September: Besieged in Gloucester
- October: Taking of Tewkesbury?
- November: Skirmish at Wootton under Edge?
1644
- January: Raid on Chepstow?
- February: Storm of White Cross
- April: Repulsed from Newent?
- April: Repulsed from Tewkesbury?
- May: Taking of Little Dean
- May: Storm of Newnham
- May: Taking of Beverstone Castle
- May: Storm of Malmesbury
- June: Storm of Tewkesbury
- August: Skirmish at Redmarley
- September: Storm of Monmouth
- September: Storm of Beachley
- October: Storm of Beachley
1645
- April: Battle of Ledbury
Notes
Coats and Flags
The regiment were issued blue coats in August 1642 1)and appear to have remained in blue under Massey at Gloucester.
Notable Officers
Earl of Stamford
Sir Edward Massey
Sir Edward Massey Lieutenant-Colonel
Charles Blunt
Strength
See Also
Links
The Earl of Stamford's Regiment are re-enacted by The Earl of Stamford's Regiment of Foote of the Sealed Knot and by The Earl of Stamford's Regiment of Foote of the English Civil War Society of America.
1)
ECW Flags and Colours 1: English Foot, Stuart Peachey & Les Prince 1990, Partizan Press ISBN:0946525846