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The Army of Parliament

The Army of Parliament is divided into four Brigades, each made up of regiments, bands and dragoones. In addition there are three units that report directly to the Lord General. The Lord General heads the Army. He is assisted by his Staff, who range from the Chief of Staff to humble runners. The following list shows the regiments in each brigade

Cittie of London Brigade

The Earl of Essex Regiment of Foote
Cheshire, Essex, Gloucestershire, Greater London, Greater Manchester, Hertfordshire and Staffordshire

The Blew Regiment of the Cittie of London Trayned Bandes
Berkshire, Bristol, Buckinghamshire, East Sussex, Essex, Gloucestershire, Greater London, Hampshire, Hertfordshire, Kent, Northamptonshire, Somerset, Surrey and West Sussex

Colonel Roberts Hammond’s Regiment of Foote
Dorset, Lancashire, Leicestershire, Northamptonshire and Oxfordshire

Colonel Samuel Jones’ Regiment of Foote
Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, London and the East Midlands

Sir Arthur Heselrigge’s Independant company

Oliver Cromwell's

Sergeant Major General Phillip Skippon’s Regiment of Foote
Buckinghamshire, East Sussex, Greater London, Hertfordshire, Kent, Mid Glamorgan, South Glamorgan, Staffordshire, Warwickshire, West Glamorgan and West Sussex

Lieutenant Colonel John Lilburne’s Regiment of Foote
Cumbria, East Riding of Yorkshire, Lancashire, Midlands, North Yorkshire, South Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, Clwyd, Dyfed, Gwent, Gwynedd, Mid Glamorgan, Powys, South Glamorgan and West Glamorgan

Sir Thomas Fairfax's

Earl of Manchester’s Regiment of Foote
Cambridgeshire, Greater Manchester, Hereford, Lancashire, Merseyside, North Yorkshire, South Yorkshire, West Yorkshire and Worcestershire

Lord Saye & Sele’s Regiment of Foote
Leicestershire, Northamptonshire, West Midlands, South Yorkshire, Dyfed, Gwent, Mid Glamorgan, Powys and South Glamorgan

Sir John Gell’s Regiment of Foote

Richard Deane’s By Trayne of Artillery

Sir William Waller's

Colonel Thomas Ballard’s Regiment of Foote
Kent, Oxfordshire, Midlands, Clwyd, Dyfed, Gwent, Gwynedd, Mid Glamorgan, Powys, South Glamorgan and West Glamorgan

Sergeant Major General James Carr’s Regiment of Foote
Berkshire, Bristol, Gloucestershire, Gwent, Hampshire, Somerset, Warwickshire and West Midlands

Lord John Robarte’s Regiment of Foote
Cambridgeshire, Hampshire, Leicestershire, Northamptonshire, Nottinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Isle of Man

Earl of Stamford’s Regiment of Foote
Gloucestershire, Hereford, Worcestershire, Kent, Somerset, Suffolk, Dyfed and Powys

Sergeant Major General James Carr’s Regiment of Foote
Berkshire, Bristol, Gloucestershire, Gwent, Hampshire, Somerset, Warwickshire and West Midlands

Colonel James Wardlaw’s Regiment of Dragoones
Cornwall, Devon, Gloucestershire, Somerset, Wiltshire, Clywd and Gwynedd

Dragoones

Okey’s Dragoons & the Tower Hamlets Trayned Bandes
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, East Riding of Yorkshire, East Sussex, Greater London, Hampshire, Kent, North Yorkshire, Oxfordshire, South Yorkshire, Surrey, West Midlands, West Sussex and West Yorkshire

Cavalry

Artillery

The Parliament trayne of Artillery