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| * [[Devon Trained Bands in 1633]] | * [[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. | ||
| John Ackland previously served as a Trained Band colonel in Devon((Newman 2)). | John Ackland previously served as a Trained Band colonel in Devon((Newman 2)). | ||
