Colonel William Eure’s Regiment of Foot

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

• 4th June: Queens magazine escort.
• July: Storm of Burton on Trent
• 3rd August to 5th September: Siege of Gloucester
• 20th September: First Battle of Newbury
• December: Stormed at Alton Church? (det)

• March: Battle of Cheriton (det)
• April: Mustered at Aldbourne Chase
• June: Battle of Cropredy Bridge
• August: Battle of Lostwithiel
• October: Second Battle of Newbury

A white flag with the a St George canton and Martin coat of arms was captured by the Earl of Essex’s army sometime between Edgehill and Naseby. It has been attributed to this regiment as Lt Col William Martin was the highest ranking Martin known to have served in a Royalist foot regiment. Without further evidence, however, the assignment is rather tenuous. Carrying the full coat of arms on an ensign was frowned upon by heralds.

Eure seems to have returned north as he was was killed leading his Regiment of Horse at Marston Moor.

• April 1644: 64 at Reading
• April 1644: At Aldbourne Chase mustered 3 Captains, 4 Lieutenants, 3 Ensigns, 3 Gentlemen, 5 Sergeants, 9 Corporals, 5 Drummers, 59 Soldiers ²⁾