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Colonel Nicholas Devereux’s Regiment of Foot
| Active | 1643 to 1646 |
| Country | England |
| Allegiance | Parliamentarian |
| Conflicts | First Civil War |
| Type | Foot |
| Colonel | Nicholas Devereux |
| Area Raised | Gloucester |
| Coat Colour | |
| Flag Colour | |
| Flag Design | |
| Field Armies | Massey 1643-4 |
Parliamentarian Regiment of Foot raised by the authority of the Earl of Essex for Sir Edward Massey’s forces based on Gloucester
Service History
1643
- Garrison of Gloucester
- 3rd August - 5th September: Besieged at Gloucester
- September: Commissioned by the Earl of Essex
1644
- May: Taking of Little Dean
- May: Storm of Newnham
- May: Repulsed from Lydney?
- May: Taking of Beverstone Castle
- May: Storm of Malmesbury
- June: Battle of Cropredy Bridge (det)
- December: Besieged at Pinhill House
1645
- February: Besieged at Rowden House
- June: Skirmish at Highworth Church
- September: Siege of Devizes
- September: Siege of Lacock House
- September: Siege of Winchester
- November: Skirmish at Lechlade
1646
- January: Skirmish at Marlborough?
- May: Siege of Radcot House
- May to June: Siege of Faringdon House
Notes
There is a history of the regiment by Alan Turton available online at Devereux's Regiment.
Devereux commanded a firelock company of the Earl of Essex’s Regiment (the Lord General’s) at Edgehill.
Flags
Notable Officers
A list of officers 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
Nicholas Devereux
Strength
See Also
Links
Devereaux's Regiment are re-enacted by Colonle Nicholas Devereaux's Regiment of the English Civil War Society.