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| |**Type**|Foot| | |**Type**|Foot| | ||
| |**Colonel**|John Sparrow| | |**Colonel**|John Sparrow| | ||
| - | |**Area Raised**| | | + | |**Area Raised**|Essex| |
| - | |**Coat Colour**| | | + | |**Coat Colour**|Red?| |
| |**Flag Colour**|| | |**Flag Colour**|| | ||
| |**Flag Design**|| | |**Flag Design**|| | ||
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| ====1644==== | ====1644==== | ||
| - | *Garrison of Abingdon | + | *Late summer: Raised in Essex |
| + | *September: Garrison Abingdon | ||
| ====1645==== | ====1645==== | ||
| *January: Defence of Abingdon | *January: Defence of Abingdon | ||
| + | *January: Ordered to be reduced into one company and join Browne's Foot | ||
| + | *April: Reduced into [[parliamentarian:foot-regiments:browne|Major General Richard Browne’s Regiment of Foot]] | ||
| =====Notes==== | =====Notes==== | ||
| =====Coats, Flags and Equipment===== | =====Coats, Flags and Equipment===== | ||
| + | In March 1645 recruits from Essex were given red coats with blue facing, as had been the practice formerly. Perhaps Sparrow's was one of the 'former' regiments((The Regiments of the Eastern Association Vol. 2, Laurence Spring, Stuart Press 1998 ISBN 1 85804 119 8)). | ||
| =====Notable Officers===== | =====Notable Officers===== | ||
| ====John Sparrow==== | ====John Sparrow==== | ||
| + | He had previously served as a Captain in [[parliamentarian:dragoon-regiments:col.-sir-john-seaton|Sir John Seaton's Regiment of Dragoons]]. His claim for pay as a Colonel ran from 16/08/44 to 2/04/45.((N.A. SP28/332/Pt3/477)) | ||
| + | ====Officer List==== | ||
| + | *Lieutenant-Colonel St. John Holcroft (In December 1644, Major-General Browne asked that command of the regiment be confered on Holcroft as Sparrow had been long absent and was reportedly intending to give up his command.)((CSPD 1644 p180)) | ||
| =====Strength===== | =====Strength===== | ||
| + | *Late summer 1644: 400 men | ||
| + | *April 1645: Only one company strong | ||
| =====See Also====== | =====See Also====== | ||
| ===== Links ===== | ===== Links ===== | ||
