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Colonel John Baynes’ Regiment of Horse

Active1651
CountryEngland
AllegianceRoyalist
ConflictsThird Civil War
TypeHorse
ColonelJohn Baynes
Area RaisedMan or Lancs
Flag Colour
Flag Design
Field ArmiesDerby 1651

Royalist horse fighting at Wigan Lane in the Third Civil War

Service History

1651

  • Raised in the Isle of Man or Lancashire
  • August: Battle of Wigan Lane 1)

Notes

Likely two troops, Baynes also led some foot at Wigan Lane.

Flags and Equipment

Notable Officers

John Baynes

Taken prisoner at Wigan Lane

Strength

See Also

1) Terribly Obscure Battles of the English Civil War 1. Wigan Lane, 25th August 1651 by Stuart Reid in English Civil War Notes and Queries Issue 1, pp 3-4, Eds. David Ryan & Hawk Norton, Jan 1984