Sir William Leighton’s Regiment of Foot

Active1645
CountryEngland
AllegianceRoyalist
ConflictsFirst Civil War
TypeFoot
ColonelSir William Leighton
Area RaisedHerefordshire?
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Field ArmiesGarrison

Royalist regiment of foot serving in garrison at Hereford in towards the end of the First Civil War

Service History

1645

  • July to September: Besieged at Hereford
  • December: Stormed at Hereford

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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 William Leighton

Previously Lieutenant Colonel of the The King’s Lifeguard Regiment of Foot until its destruction at Naseby.

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