Colonel Alexander Rigby’s Regiment of Foot
| Active | 1643 to 1646 |
| Country | England |
| Allegiance | Parliamentarian |
| Conflicts | First Civil War |
| Type | Foot |
| Colonel | Alexander Rigby |
| Area Raised | Lancashire |
| Coat Colour | Grey |
| Flag Colour | |
| Flag Design | |
| Field Armies | Fairfax 1644 |
| Lancashire 1644-5 | |
Parliamentarian regiment of foot of the Northern Association
Service History
1643
- October: Equipment and clothing to be delivered to Col. Rigby
1644
- January: Battle of Nantwich
- February to May: Siege of Lathom House
- May: Stormed at Bolton
1645
- January to December: Siege of Lathom House
Notes
Rigby's regiment suffered heavy losses at Bolton, and therefore do not appear to have fought at Marston Moor.
Coats, Flags & Equipment
Tenth report : appendix. presented to both Houses of Parliament … Great Britain. P. 67 14.
It is ordered that the hundred Snaphance muskets and the 200 Greycoats and the Portmanteles, Knapsacks, and other small things, i. e. Cartridges and Belts belonging to those Snaphances shall be delivered to Colonel Rigby, he paying for the carriage of them1).
Notable Officers
Colonel Alexander Rigby
Strength
See Also
Links
1)
Full reference is 'Historical Manuscripts Commission, Tenth Report, Appendix part IV, (1885, re-issued 1905), p. 67. The Item in question is number 14 in a list of orders passed at a council of war at Preston October 12th 1643.
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