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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 16421) and appear to have remained in blue under Massey at Gloucester.
Notable Officers
A list of officers while at Gloucester 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
Earl of Stamford
Sir Edward Massey
Sir Edward Massey, originally Lieutenant-Colonel, he led the regiment at Gloucester and was eventually promoted to Colonel.
Charles Blunt
Blunt, or Blount, followed Massey as colonel, then in 1646 was commissioned to raise a regiment of foot in Gloucester for service in Ireland, Col. Charles Blount's Regiment of Foot.
Officer List
September 1642
- Col Henry Earl of Stamford2))
- Capt Lt John Clifton
- Ens John Chambers
- Lt Col Edward Massey
- Lt James Harcus
- Ens John Starkey
- Major Constance Ferrer
- Lt William Hewet
- Ens Thomas Griffin
- Capt Thomas Savill
- Lt William White
- Ens William Pincock
- Capt Edward Grey
- Lt James Bock
- Ens James Grey
- Capt Charles Blunt
- Lt Robert Hampson
- Ens Henry Collingwood
- Capt Peter Crispe
- Lt John Hemens
- Ens Thomas Barnes
- Capt Isaac Dobson
- Lt Nathaniel Tapper
- Ens James Barker
- Capt Arnold Cosby
- Lt Robert Mallery
- Ens Lawrence Clifton
- Capt John Bird
- Lt Henry Cantrell
- Provost Marshall: Robert Powell
- Surgeon: John Rice
- Carriage Master: Richard Phillips
- Quartermaster: Ferdinando Grey
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.
