Commissary General George Porter’s Lifeguard of Horse
| Active | 1643 to 1645 |
| Country | England |
| Allegiance | Royalist |
| Conflicts | First Civil War |
| Type | Horse |
| Colonel | George Porter |
| Area Raised | Midlands |
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| Flag Design | |
| Field Armies | Newcastle 1644 |
| Goring 1645 | |
The Lifeguard troop of probably the least competent Royalist general
Service History
1643
- Raised in the North Midlands
1644
- March: Battle of Newark
- March: Repulsed from Bradford
- July: Battle of Marston Moor
1645
- April: Skirmish at Fontnill?
- May: Skirmish at Ilminster
- May to July: Siege of Taunton
- July: Battle of Ilminster
- July: Battle of Langport
Notes
Flags
Notable Officers
Lieutenant General George Porter
George Porter (1622?-1683) held several senior positions in the Royalist armies; Commissary General then Major General to the Marquis of Newcastle and Lieutenant General to Lord Goring in the West Country. Unfortunately he excelled in none of them, running away at Bradford, Marston Moor and Ilminster. After the latter debacle resulted in Porter’s cavalry brigade being surprised in mid-carousal and scattered by Massey, Lord Goring declared that while he really deserved to be shot he was “the best company, but the worst officer that ever served the King”. Porter compounded in November 1645.
Strength
A single troop
