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Sir Thomas Blackwell’s Regiment of Foot

Flag Illustration1)
Active1643 to 1644
CountryEngland
AllegianceRoyalist
ConflictsFirst Civil War
TypeFoot
ColonelSir Thomas Blackwell
Area RaisedNorth
Coat Colour
Flag ColourBlack
Flag DesignUnknown
Field ArmiesOxford 1643-4

Royalist Regiment of Foot raised in the North, accompanied the Queen South to reinforce the Oxford Army

Service History

1643

  • July: Storm of Burton on Trent
  • August to September: Siege of Gloucester
  • September: First Battle of Newbury
  • December: Stormed at Alton Church? (det)

1644

  • March: Battle of Cheriton (det)
  • June: Battle of Cropredy Bridge
  • August: Battle of Lostwithiel
  • October: Second Battle of Newbury

Notes

Coats, Flags and Equipment

Referred to as The Queen's black regiment under Colonel Blackwell this likely refers to their flags 2).

Notable Officers

A list of the regiment's officers is shown in Officers and Regiments of the Royalist Army by Stuart Reid (Partizan Press).

Sir Thomas Blackwell

  • April 1644: 61 at Reading

Strength

See Also

1) Flag image by kind permission of Wargames Designs
2) ECW Flags and Colours 1: English Foot, Stuart Peachey & Les Prince 1990, Partizan Press ISBN:0946525846