Colonel Thomas Monck’s Regiment of Horse
| Active | 1644 |
| Country | England |
| Allegiance | Royalist |
| Conflicts | First Civil War |
| Type | Horse |
| Colonel | Thomas Monck |
| Area Raised | West Country |
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Royalist West Country regiment of horse
Service History
1644
- July: Lieutenant Monck shot by a sentry by mistake
Notes
Flags & Equipment
Notable Officers
Thomas Monck
Of Potheridge, Devon. Brother of the rather more famous George Monck
Officer Lists
From original researh by Victor Judge aka BCW user '1642'
- Colonel Thomas Monck
- Captain John Tattershall
- Lieutenant Thomas Monck to Col. Thomas Monck (1)
- Lieutenant Hugh Stukely
- Cornet John Tattershall
A list of the regiment's officers is also shown in Officers and Regiments of the Royalist Army by Stuart Reid (Partizan Press).
Contemporary References
(1) Parish Register MFC 46/28 Great Torrington.
July 1644
Thomas Moncke, gent, Lieutenat to Colonel Thomas Moncke of Potheridge Esq. being slaine in South Street by the IXth day about 1 o'clocke at night by somme of his owne company by reason of some MISPRISON (MISPRONUNCIATION?) of the word given being the IXth day at 1 aforesaid was buried the XVth day.
He obviously gave the wrong watchword when met by the Guard who shot him as a Parliament soldier.
