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Sir Thomas Blackwell’s Regiment of Foot
| Flag Illustration | 1) |
| Active | 1643 to 1644 |
| Country | England |
| Allegiance | Royalist |
| Conflicts | First Civil War |
| Type | Foot |
| Colonel | Sir Thomas Blackwell |
| Area Raised | North |
| Coat Colour | |
| Flag Colour | Black |
| Flag Design | Unknown |
| Field Armies | Oxford 1643-4 |
Royalist Regiment of Foot raised in the North, accompanied the Queen South to reinforce the Oxford Army
Service History
1643
- Raised in the Newark area
- July: Storm of Burton on Trent
- August to September: Siege of Gloucester
- September: First Battle of Newbury
- December: Stormed at Alton Church?? (det)
- Quartered at Reading
1644
- March: Battle of Cheriton (det)
- June: Battle of Cropredy Bridge
- August: Battle of Lostwithiel
- October: Second Battle of Newbury
- November: Likely amalgamated with other understrength units of the Oxford Army
Notes
A history of the regiment is available online at Sir Thomas Blackwell's Regiment of Foote
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
Strength
- Winter 1643: 30 at Reading
- April 1644: 61 at Reading
See Also
Links
Blackwell's are re-enacted by Sir Thomas Blackwell's Regiment of Foote of the English Civil War Society.
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
