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Lord Moore’s Regiment of Foot
| Active | 1641- |
| Country | Ireland |
| Allegiance | Protestant |
| Conflicts | Irish Confederate War |
| Type | Foot |
| Colonel | Lord Moore |
| Area Raised | |
| Coat Colour | |
| Flag Colour | unknown |
| Flag Design | unknown |
| Field Armies | Ormonde 1641 |
Regiment of foot serving in Ireland at the outbreak of the Irish rebellion
Service History
1641
- November: Detachment besieged at Mellifont
- November to March 1642: Besieged in Drogheda
1642
1643
- August: Battle of Portlester, Moore killed
Notes
Flags
Notable Officers
Lord Moore
Charles Moore, 2nd Viscount Moore of Drogheda was killed by a cannonball at the Battle of Portlester in August 1643.
Officer Lists
1641-2
The Lord Viscount Moore's regiment 1)
- Colonel Lord Moore
- Captain Phillip Newman, Lieutenant-Collonell
- Captain Chichester Fortescue, Serjeant-Major
- Old company: The Lord Blaney, surprised by the rebells and not yet new raised, in Ulster.
- Captains Sepholl Gibson
- Captains Henry Brian
- Captains Foulk Martin
- Captains Charles Townesly
- Captains Francis Moore
- Captains Edward Trevor
Mustered May 1642
- Lord Moore :—Lieutenant-Colonel Wenman ; Serjeant-Major Fortescue. Captains : Gibson, Brian, Patrick Trevor, Martin, Roper, Towneley, Cadogan2).
Strength
- 1642: Establishment of 1000 men3)
See Also
Links
1)
Historical Manuscripts Commission, Fourteenth Report, Appendix, Part VII, The Manuscripts of the Marquis of Ormonde
2)
Historical Manuscripts Commission, Fourteenth Report, Appendix, Part VII, The Manuscripts of the Marquis of Ormonde, p135
3)
An English Army for Ireland by Ian Ryder. Partizan Press
