Orange Regiment of Foot of the London Trained Bands
| Flag Illustration | 1) |
| Active | 1642- |
| Country | England |
| Allegiance | Parliamentarian |
| Conflicts | First Civil War |
| Type | Foot |
| Colonel | John Towse |
| Nathaniel Camfield | |
| Rowland Wilson | |
| Thomas Gower | |
| Richard King | |
| Thomas Bludworth | |
| Richard Browne | |
| Coat Colour | |
| Area Raised | Farringdon Without: London |
| Flag Colour | Orange |
| Flag Design | White Trefoils |
| Field Armies |
Regiment of foot of the London Trained Bands
Service History
1642
- 13th November: Standoff at Turnham Green
1643
- December: Storm of Grafton House
1644
1645
- May: Colonel Towse dies, replaced by Wilson
1647
- July: Nathaniel Camfield Colonel
- Wilson restored as Colonel
1650
- Colonel Rowland Wilson dies
1658
- Thomas Gower becomes Colonel
1659
- Richard King replaces Gower as Colonel
1660
- Bludworth replaces King, then Richard Browne replaces Bludworth as Colonel, serving until 1669
Notes
Flags
The regiment carried orange flags with white trefoils in April 1642 and September 1643 2).
Notable Officers
John Towse
Towse was a grocer and alderman, serving as Sheriff of London in 1641. He died in May 1645.
Rowland Wilson
Wilson was a vintner. He commanded from 1645 to his death in 1650, though Camfield was Colonel in 1647 under the Presbyterians.
Nathaniel Camfield
Colonel in 1647, demoted back to Lt Col under the Independents
Thomas Gower
Gower was a grocer, he commanded the regiment in 1658.
Richard King
Mercer and alderman, Colonel 1659 to 1660.
Thomas Bludworth
Bludworth was a vintner and alderman, Colonel in 1660 (perhaps from 1659), then colonel of the Yellow Regiment of Foot of the London Trained Bands
Richard Browne
Browne was a woodmonger, he commanded the regiment between 1660 and 1668.
Officer Lists
April 1642
6th Regiment, The Orange Regiment “The Distinctions Argent being Trefoils”3)
- Colonel: Alderman John Towse
- Lt-Col Roland Wilson; Lt John Brett; Ens William Julian
- Major Thomas Buxton; Lt Richard Parker; Ens Walter Bosvile
- 1st Capt Richard Browne; Lt Nathaniel Whetham; Ens Robert Russell
- 2nd Capt Nathaniel Camfield; Lt Richard Lacy; Ens Thomas Pride
- 3rd Capt Thomas Gower; Lt Thomas Wardley; Ens John Randall
- “Colonel's Captain” Richard Wollaston; Lt John Alsop; Ens Besney Mason
- Quartermaster: Thomas Harper
September 1642
The London Bands Alarm Places4) The Orange Regiment of the London Trained Bands
- Colonel: John Towse: The Fleet Conduit
- Lt Colonel: Rowand Wilson: North end of Old Bailey
- Major: Thomas Buxton: Smithfield
- Captain: Richard Browne: Temple Barr
- Nathaniel Camfield: Holbourne Conduit
- Thomas Gower: The Barris in Holbourne
September 1643
The Orange Regiment of the London Trained Bands (6 companies)5)
- Colonel: John Towse, Alderman, Grocer near Mercer's Chapel
- Captain-Lieutenant: Boswell, a Tailor
- Lieutenant-Colonel: Rowland Wilson, lives near Merchant Tailors Hall
- Major: Nathanel Camfield, a Salesman against St Sepulchres
- Captain: Thomas Gower, Holborn Company
- Captain: Richard Wollaston, a Woollen Draper, Fleet St Company
- Captain: Miles Petit, a Woollen Draper, Snow Hill & Sepulchres Company
July 1647
Officers granted arrears in the final hours of the Presbyterian Militia Committee’s existence on 23 July 1647 6).
City Orange Trained Band.
- Colonel Nathaniel Camfield
- Lt Col Miles Petit
- Major Robert Russell
- Capt Giles Rodway
December 1647
Officers after re-organisation under the dominance of the Independents7).
City Orange Trained Band
- Col Rowland Wilson
- Lt Col Nathaniel Camfield
- Major Miles Petit
- Captain Walter Boswell
Strength
- April 1642: 6 companies
- September 1643: 630 muskets 408 pikes about 63 officers (1101) in 6 companies
