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Green Regiment City of London 503 297 about 70 863 City of Westminster Trained Bands 1,084 854 about 80 2,018 Borough of Southwark Trained Bands 868 456 about 70 1-394 William Levett, who compiled this report, estimated the strength of the Auxiliary Regiments of the City and suburbs at 1,000 men each. The only exception was The Green Auxiliaries with a strength of 1,200. interspersed with small forts, the 'Lines of Communication'. Once these were completed, the six Trained Band regiments of...
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Battle New Model Army, Naseby, 1645 1, 2 Pikeman amp musketeer. Sir Thomas Fairfax's Regiment Aftermath Marston Moor, 1644 1 Pikeman, Marquis of Newcastle's Regiment 2 Musketeer, Earl of Manchester's Regiment 3 Surgeon Aftermath Marston Moor, 1644 1 Pikeman, Marquis of Newcastle's Regiment 2 Musketeer, Earl of Manchester's Regiment 3 Surgeon
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A statuette from Cromwell House of a Trained Band fifer c.i638. Fifers do not appear in contemporary pay records but other references show they were in service, possibly paid for by their colonels personally. By courtesy of the Board of Trustees, Royal Armouries A statuette from Cromwell House of a Trained Band fifer c.i638. Fifers do not appear in contemporary pay records but other references show they were in service, possibly paid for by their colonels personally. By courtesy of the Board of...
Infantry
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By the appointment of his ExeeEetcy Sir Th o- f mas Fairfax and the generall count ell of , j . the Army. ' J M Printed for JoA Partridge, in Black-fryers at the W Gate going into Carter-lane 16 7. ffi iik i f ' regiments, and an adequate pay-chest. This was the key to its success. The appearance of the New Model Army was different, as for the first time each regiment in the Army was issued with coats of a uniform colour. The newspaper Perfect Passages for 7 May 1645 records 'the men are...
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The true manner how her doe exereife her company of Souldiers in her own Countrey in a J warlike manners with feme other new-f und ipcrtmentJ, and pretty extnvag'rtcs fitting for ill Chriftiinpciforocakiiovv. company of Souldiers in her own Countrey in a J warlike manners with feme other new-f und ipcrtmentJ, and pretty extnvag'rtcs fitting for ill Chriftiinpciforocakiiovv. 'tinted in the yeare. When her did her enemy jeere, 1643. 'tinted in the yeare. When her did her enemy jeere, 1643....
17th Century Clothing
The Deliverance of St Peter Acts xii, 6-10 by David Teniers the Younger in accordance with contemporary practice, the 'Roman' guards wear 17th century costume. A good view of soldiers' costume note the sergeant's sash and gold-embroidered buff coat, and the gorget in the bottom left. Wallace Collection or battle cry was usually something simple such as 'God and the Cause' or 'For God and Parliament'. This reduced the confusion somewhat but on occasion both sides adopted identical field signs...
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Every company of the regiment carried its own ensign, and the whole regiment followed a consistent pattern. Those of the White Trained Bands of the City of London were white with a red St George's cross in the upper corner the regimental symbol was a red diamond. The Orange Auxiliaries of the City of London carried orange ensigns with white plates, but note in this regiment the sergeant major's ensign is distinguished by a 'stream blazant', not one of the regiment's symbols in this case. Sketch...
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to discover solutions to the considerable practical problems which the process of re-learning Classical drill and tactics involved. The Dutch also had the necessary funds to keep an army in being long enough to train it in these new theories. There were two key areas of change the drill used to make units more responsive and manoeuvrable, and the more complex tactics which could be used by an army as a result. The new drill was taken particularly from the writings of Claudius Aelianus and used...