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Colonel Thomas Rainsborough’s Regiment of Foot
| Active | 1644 to 1646 |
| Country | England |
| Allegiance | Parliamentarian |
| Conflicts | First Civil War |
| Type | Foot |
| Colonel | Thomas Rainsborough |
| James Grey | |
| Area Raised | Lincoln |
| Coat Colour | Red? |
| Flag Colour | |
| Flag Design | |
| Field Armies |
Later Colonel James Grey’s Regiment of Foot
Parliamentarian regiment of Foot of Manchester’s Eastern Association
Service History
1644
- May: Raised at Lincoln
- June: Equipment ordered for the regiment
- October to December: Siege of Crowland
1645
- March: At Grantham
- May: Grey appointed Colonel
1646
- June: Grey's Colonelcy ends
Notes
A number of officers and men in Rainsborough's regiment had returned from New England to fight for Parliament, including Lieutenant-Colonel Israel Stoughton, Major Nehemiah Bourne and Captain John Leverett. Rainsborough's family was connected by marriage to the Winthrops of Massachusetts. His sister Martha was briefly married to John Winthrop, governor of Massachusetts, while another sister, Judith, was married to Winthrop's son Stephen, who served in Rainsborough's regiment.
Coats and Flags
A mention of Rainsborough's in red coats likely refers to his embryonic New Model Army regiment, not this regiment which was soon handed over to Col. Grey.
Notable Officers
A list of the regiment’s officers is shown in Laurence Spring’s Regiments of the Eastern Association1)
Thomas Rainsborough
Thomas Rainsborough Republican officer who served in Parliament's army and navy.
Colonel Grey
According to Spring, this was James Grey, previously a captain in Col. Thomas Grey's Foot. However evidence uncovered by Ivor Carr suggests that Henry Grey, previously Lt Col of Lord Grey of Groby's Regiment of Foot succeeded Rainsborough.
