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Green Auxiliary Regiment of Foot of the London Trained Bands
| Flag Illustration | 1) |
| Active | 1643- |
| Country | England |
| Allegiance | Parliamentarian |
| Conflicts | First Civil War |
| Type | Foot |
| Colonel | Christopher Whichcote |
| William Webb | |
| Coat Colour | |
| Area Raised | London |
| Flag Colour | Green |
| Flag Design | Yellow Piles Wavy |
| Field Armies | Waller 1643 |
| Essex 1644 |
Auxiliary regiment of the London Trained Bands supporting Parliament
Service History
1643
- April: Raised in London
- July: Suppression of rising at Tonbridge and Severnoaks
- September: Muster at Finsbury Fields
- November: Siege of Basing House
- November: Siege of Basing House
- November: Standoff at Farnham
- December: Storm of Alton Church
1644
- May: Skirmish at Gosford Bridge and Enslow
- August: Battle of Lostwithiel
1645
- April: Whichcote appointed Governor of Windsor Castle
1646
- October: William Webb Colonel by now
1647
- March: Whichcote ends term as Governor of Windsor
Notes
Whichcote was governor of Windsor from 1645 to 1647, though he might have been commanding a different unit there. Whichcote's chaplain was paid from 1645 to 1650.
Coats, Flags & Equipment
The regiment carried green flags with yellow piles wavy in September 1643 2).
Notable Officers
A list of officers is shown in Laurence Spring's Waller's Army, The Regiments of Sir William Waller's Southern Association The Pike and Shot Association 2007 ISBN 978-1-902768-34-2
Colonel Christopher Whichcote
Whichcote, a merchant, was also second captain in the White Regiment of Foot of the London Trained Bands in 1643.
Colonel William Webb
A Grocer of Bartholomew Lane in the Parish of St Michael Cornhill London. He joined the Honourable Artillery Company in 1641. A Lieutenant under Col. John Venn in March 1643, he then served as Capt and Major in the Green Auxiliaries. In September 1645 he became Colonel of Col. William Webb’s Dragoons. by October 1646 he was back as Colonel of the Green Auxiliary Regiment of Foot of the London Trained Bands.
Strength
- September 1643: 1200 at the most, in 7 companies3)
