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| ====== Devon Trained Bands ====== | ====== Devon Trained Bands ====== | ||
| + | * **Devon Trained Band** (Col. Henry Aishford) (1637-40) | ||
| * [[Devon Trained Band (Sir Popham Southcott)]] | * [[Devon Trained Band (Sir Popham Southcott)]] | ||
| * **Devon Trained Band** (Sir Edward Seymore) | * **Devon Trained Band** (Sir Edward Seymore) | ||
| - | * [[North Devon Trained Band]] (Sir Lewis Pollard, later Sir Samuel Rolle) | + | * [[North Devon Trained Band]] (Sir Lewis Pollard, later Sir Samuel Rolle, later John Lutterell) |
| * [[South Hams Devon Trained Band]] (Col Henry Champernowne) | * [[South Hams Devon Trained Band]] (Col Henry Champernowne) | ||
| * [[East Devon Trained Band]] (Sir Henry Rosewell, later Col Henry Aishford) | * [[East Devon Trained Band]] (Sir Henry Rosewell, later Col Henry Aishford) | ||
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| * [[Exeter Trained Band]] | * [[Exeter Trained Band]] | ||
| * **Plymouth Trained Band** | * **Plymouth Trained Band** | ||
| + | * [[Plymouth Town Regiment]] | ||
| * [[Dartmouth Trained Band]] | * [[Dartmouth Trained Band]] | ||
| * [[Barnstaple Trained Band Company]] | * [[Barnstaple Trained Band Company]] | ||
| * **Devon Trained Band Horse** | * **Devon Trained Band Horse** | ||
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| + | * [[Devon Trained Bands in 1633]] | ||
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| + | In 1633 the Devon Trained Bands were split into three divisions, South, North and East, each mustering two regiments of foot, apart from the South division that had an extra //demi-regiment//. There were also companies at Plymouth and Dartmouth, a unit of horse under Col. Gorge with //three cornets// and four companies of tin miners independent from the Lord Lieutenant. | ||
| The Devon Trained Bands of 1638 consisted of 6,762 men armed with 4,253 muskets and 2,509 corslets (body armour, signifying pikemen). They also mustered 126 horse. | The Devon Trained Bands of 1638 consisted of 6,762 men armed with 4,253 muskets and 2,509 corslets (body armour, signifying pikemen). They also mustered 126 horse. | ||
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| + | John Ackland previously served as a Trained Band colonel in Devon((Newman 2)). | ||
