The Queen’s Lifeguard Regiment of Foot
| Flag Illustration 1 |  1) |
| Active | 1643 to 1645 |
| Country | England |
| Allegiance | Royalist |
| Conflicts | First Civil War |
| Type | Foot |
| Colonel | Queen Henrietta Maria |
| Area Raised | North |
| Coat Colour | Red |
| Flag Colour | Red? |
| Flag Design | Gold Fleur de Lis? |
| Field Armies | Oxford 1643-5 |
Royalist Regiment of Foot raised as the Queen’s Lifeguard in the North including French volunteers. Accompanied the Queen South to reinforce the Oxford Army
Service History
1643
- July: Storm of Burton on Trent
- Garrison of Oxford
1644
- Garrison of Oxford
- July: Relief of Greenland House (det)
- August: Battle of Lostwithiel (det)
- September: Relief of Basing House (det of 100 musketeers)
- October: Relief of Banbury
- October: Second Battle of Newbury (det)
- November: Relief of Donnington
- Garrison of Campden House, brigaded together with Sir Henry Bard's Regiment of Foot
1645
- May: Storm of Leicester
- June: Battle of Naseby
Notes
There is an online history of the regiment by Bob Giglio at the old ECWSA website via the Wayback Machine
Coats, Flags and Equipment
The Queen's regiment wore red coats, noted in early 1644.
They might have carried a red flag with gold crowned fleur de lis (Illustrated above) that was captured by Essex's army and illustrated by Turmille. Unfortunately this cannot be proven as the regiment to which the flag belonged was not recorded 2). The flag has been associated with the Queen's Lifeguard on stylistic grounds, showing both Royal and French symbols. It is probably the Colonel's colour.
They were issued 262 muskets from Weymouth by February 1644.3)
Notable Officers
Queen Henrietta Maria
Queen Henrietta Maria was nominal commander of the regiment, no Colonel has been identified, so likely the regiment was led in the field by Lt Col Gerard and later Lt Col Thomas.
