Ferdinando, Lord Fairfax’s Regiment of Foot
| Active | 1642 to |
| Country | England |
| Allegiance | Parliamentarian |
| Conflicts | First Civil War |
| Type | Foot |
| Colonel | Lord Fairfax |
| Sydenham Poyntz | |
| Area Raised | Yorkshire |
| Coat Colour | |
| Flag Colour | |
| Flag Design | |
| Field Armies | Fairfax 1642-5 |
| Poyntz 1645 |
Later Colonel General Sydenham Poyntz’s Regiment of Foot
Parliamentarian regiment of foot of the Northern Association
Service History
1642
1643
1644
- April: Battle of Selby
- April to July: Siege of York
- 2nd July: Battle of Marston Moor
- July: Siege of York
1645
- March: Battle of Pontefract
1646
1647
- July: Still serving in the Northern Association, the regiment elect agitators
Notes
It’s most likely that Poyntz took over the regiment when Lord Fairfax laid down his command of the Northern Association after the Self-Denying Ordinance.
Coats and Flags
Notable Officers
Ferdinando, Lord Fairfax
Sydenham Poyntz
Officer List
- Lieutenant Colonel John Holman (16/11/42 - 16/10/43 when he became Colonel of his own regiment)1), previously Major of Colonel Thomas Grantham’s Regiment of Foot
- Lieutenant Colonel Francis Wren (Capt 18/11/42, Major 12/01/43, Lt Col 27/10/43 - 10/05/44. Then became a Colonel of Horse).2)
- Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Fairfax (13/12/44 - 24/01/46)3)
- Captain Todd (Arrears owing for service under “Col Thomas Fairfax”)4)
- Captain Bacon (Arrears owing for service under “Col Thomas Fairfax”)5)
- Captain Johnson (Arrears owing for service under “Col Thomas Fairfax”)6)
