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| - | |**Active**|1643 to 1645| | + | |**Active**|1643 to 1644| |
| |**Country**|England| | |**Country**|England| | ||
| |**Allegiance**|Parliamentarian| | |**Allegiance**|Parliamentarian| | ||
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| *April: Stormed at Birmingham | *April: Stormed at Birmingham | ||
| *April: Besieged at Lichfield | *April: Besieged at Lichfield | ||
| + | *April: March to Coventry after surrender of Lichfield | ||
| + | *July: Received Supplies in Cheshire | ||
| *August to February 1644: Supplied from Stafford (Graves' trp) | *August to February 1644: Supplied from Stafford (Graves' trp) | ||
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| Richard Graves (or Greaves, Grevis, Grevys, Greves etc) was son of Sir Richard Greves of the parish of Moseley at King's Norton. He was commissioned colonel in 1643 and led a regiment of horse and a [[parliamentarian:foot-regiments:richard-greaves|Regiment of Foot]] in the Midlands that was likely dispersed after his garrisons at Birmingham and Lichfield were stormed by Prince Rupert. In February 1644 he joined the [[parliamentarian:horse-regiments:earl-of-essex|Earl of Essex’s Regiment of Horse]] and made Lieutenant Colonel. When Essex's horse were converted to a New Model Army regiment, [[new-model-army:horse-regiments:richard-graves|Colonel Richard Graves’ Regiment of Horse]] he was promoted to Colonel again. Graves, being a Presbyterian, supported Parliament over the Army in 1647, resulting in his replacement by Scroope. | Richard Graves (or Greaves, Grevis, Grevys, Greves etc) was son of Sir Richard Greves of the parish of Moseley at King's Norton. He was commissioned colonel in 1643 and led a regiment of horse and a [[parliamentarian:foot-regiments:richard-greaves|Regiment of Foot]] in the Midlands that was likely dispersed after his garrisons at Birmingham and Lichfield were stormed by Prince Rupert. In February 1644 he joined the [[parliamentarian:horse-regiments:earl-of-essex|Earl of Essex’s Regiment of Horse]] and made Lieutenant Colonel. When Essex's horse were converted to a New Model Army regiment, [[new-model-army:horse-regiments:richard-graves|Colonel Richard Graves’ Regiment of Horse]] he was promoted to Colonel again. Graves, being a Presbyterian, supported Parliament over the Army in 1647, resulting in his replacement by Scroope. | ||
| ===Officer List=== | ===Officer List=== | ||
| - | *Major James Medhope (held this rank in June 1643. Led the remainder of the regiment in Cheshire and Staffordshire after Graves departure) | + | *Major James Medhope (held this rank in June 1643. Led the remainder of the regiment in Cheshire and Staffordshire after Graves departure. In late 1646 he raised a [[commonwealth:horse-regiments:col.-james-mydhope|regiment]] from disbanded troops in Staffordshire, Warwickshire and Worcestershire for service in Ireland.) |
| =====Strength===== | =====Strength===== | ||
| Probably a single troop in 1643 | Probably a single troop in 1643 | ||
