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Sergeant Major General Philip Skippon’s Regiment of Foot
| Active | 1642 to 1645 |
| Country | England |
| Allegiance | Parliamentarian |
| Conflicts | First Civil War |
| Type | Foot |
| Colonel | Philip Skippon |
| Coat Colour | Red lined Yellow |
| Red or Grey | |
| Area Raised | London |
| Flag Colour | Red or Green |
| Flag Design | Uncertain |
| Field Armies | Warwick 1642 |
| Essex 1643-5 |
Parliamentarian regiment of foot raised as part of the Earl of Warwick’s reserve army and fighting as part of the Earl of Essex’s army during the First Civil War
Service History
1642
- November: Raised
1643
- April: Siege of Reading
- September: First Battle of Newbury
- October: Taking of Newport Pagnell?
- December: Storm of Grafton House?
1644
- May: Skirmish at Gosford Bridge and Enslow?
- August: Battle of Lostwithiel
- October: Second Battle of Newbury
1645
- April: Join the New Model Army as Sgt Maj Gen Philip Skippon’s Regiment of Foot
Notes
Coats, Flags and Equipment
Skippon's foot were issued red coats lined yellow in November 1642. In December 1642 they received flags of an unknown hue. In August 1643 they were issued new coats, likely red or grey 1).
Notable Officers
Philip Skippon
Strength
- December 1642: 12 companies
See Also
Links
Skippon's are re-enacted by Sergeant Major Philip Skippon's Regiment of Foote of the Sealed Knot.
1)
ECW Flags and Colours 1: English Foot, Stuart Peachey & Les Prince 1990, Partizan Press ISBN:0946525846
