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Sir Gilbert Gerard’s Regiment of Foot
| Active | 1642-1646 |
| Country | England |
| Allegiance | Royalist |
| Conflicts | First Civil War |
| Type | Foot |
| Colonel | Sir Gilbert Gerard |
| Radcliffe Gerard | |
| Area Raised | Lancashire |
| Coat Colour | Red or Blue |
| Flag Colour | |
| Flag Design | |
| Field Armies | |
Later Colonel Radcliffe Gerard's Regiment of Foot
Raised as part of the Earl of Derby’s forces in Lancashire, they later served with the Oxford Army, then as garrison of Worcester
Service History
1642
- September: Siege of Manchester
- 23rd October: Battle of Edgehill
- 12th November: Storm of Brentford
- 13th November: Standoff at Turnham Green
- 9th December: Garrison of Brill
1643
- January: Skirmish at Brill
- January: Defence of Brill
- May: Quartered at Culham Camp
- 26th July: Storm of Bristol
- August to September: Siege of Gloucester
- 20th September: First Battle of Newbury
1644
- March: Siege of Stourton Castle?
- March: Skirmish at Stourbridge Heath?
1645
- May: Stormed in Evesham (det)
- June: Battle of Winstanstow
- 14th June: Battle of Naseby (det)
- October to January 1646: Besieged at Madresfield (det)
- November: Battle of Denbigh Green
1646
- March: Battle of Stow on the Wold
- May to July: Besieged in Worcester
- June: Besieged in Madresfield (det)
- July: Surrender at Worcester
Notes
Coats, Flags and Equipment
Clad in either all red or all blue suits of coats, breeches and montero hats in July 1643 along with the other Royalist foot regiments then in Oxford 1).
Notable Officers
Sir Gilbert Gerard
Radcliffe Gerard
Strength
See Also
Links
1)
ECW Flags and Colours 1: English Foot, Stuart Peachey & Les Prince 1990, Partizan Press ISBN:0946525846