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Parliamentarian order of battle

Royalist order of battle

The Royalist commanders. Clockwise from upper left: King Charles I, the Earl of Forth, Sir Jacob Astley, Prince Rupert.

**Royalist command**^[1]
Position	Person	Notes
Commander-in-Chief	King Charles I
Lieutenant General	Patrick Ruthven, Earl of Forth	The position of Lieutenant General is equivalent to a modern Chief of Staff. The Earl of Forth replaced the Earl of Lindsey on the eve of the battle.
General of the Horse	Prince Rupert of the Rhine
Commissary-General of Horse	The Lord Wilmot
Sergeant-Major-General of Foot	Sir Jacob Astley
Major-General of Dragoons	Sir Arthur Aston
Master-General of the Ordnance	Mountjoy Blount, Earl of Newport	The Earl of Newport was nominally the Master of the Ordnance for the Royalist army, but was not present at the Battle of Edgehill, so command passed to Heydon, as Lieutenant-General of the Ordnance.
Lieutenant-General of the Ordnance	Sir John Heydon

**Royalist right wing**^[1]
Regiment	Regiment size	Troop Commanders	Unit size	Notes
King Charles I's Lifeguard of Horse	300	Lord Bernard Stewart	Unknown
King Charles I's Lifeguard of Horse	300	Sir William Kiligrew	Unknown
Prince of Wales' Regiment of Horse	500	Colonel Sir Thomas Byron	Unknown	The Prince of Wales' troop. The Prince of Wales (the future King Charles II), who was aged twelve at the time of the battle, did not participate in the fighting, but was present nearby under the care of Sir William Howard.
		Lord d'Aubigny	Unknown	The Duke of York's troop. The Duke of York (the future King James II), who was aged nine at the time of the battle, was with the Prince of Wales, under the care of Howard.
		Colonel Charles Cavendish	120	The Earl of Newcastle's troop.
		Earl of Lindsey	Unknown
		Earl of Northampton	100	Gentlemen.
		Earl of Westmorland	Unknown
		Captain Davison	Unknown	Servants of the whole Regiment
		Earl of Crawford	Unknown
Prince Rupert's Regiment of Horse	465	Sir Richard Crane	100	Prince Rupert's Lifeguard.
		Lt. Colonel Daniel O'Neill	70
		Major William Legge	15
		Sir Lewis Dyve	140 combined
		Sir Thomas Dalison	140 combined
		Lord Dillon	140 combined
		Sir William Pennyman	140 combined
Prince Maurice's Regiment of Horse	180	Unknown	Unknown	Prince Maurice's Lifeguard.
		Lt. Colonel Guy Molesworth	Unknown
		Captain Thomas Sheldon	Unknown
		Sir Ralph Dutton	Unknown
Sir John Byron's Regiment of Horse	250	Sir John Byron	Unknown
		Lt. Colonel Frank Butler	Unknown
		Major Gilbert Byron	Unknown
		Captain Sir Richard Byron	Unknown
		Captain Allen Apsley	Unknown
		Captain Edward St John	Unknown
James Usher's Regiment of Dragoons	Unknown	Colonel James Usher	Unknown
		Lt. Colonel Henry Washington	Unknown
		Major Hutchinson	Unknown

**Royalist centre**^[1]
Brigade	Brigade size	Regiment Commanders	Regiment size	Notes
Charles Gerard's Brigade of Foot	1,985	Charles Gerard	740
		Sir Lewis Dyve	575
		Sir Ralph Dutton	670
Richard Feilding's Brigade of Foot	2,545	Colonel Richard Feilding	460
		Sir Thomas Lunsford	350
		Colonel Richard Bolle	560
		Sir Edward Fitton	460
		Sir Edward Stradling	715
Henry Wentworth's Brigade of Foot	1,790	Sir Gilbert Gerard	560
		Sir Thomas Salusbury	910
		Lord Molyneux	320
John Belasyse's Brigade of Foot	1,880	Colonel Thomas Blagge	690
		Colonel John Belasyse	505
		Sir William Pennyman	685
Sir Nicholas Byron's Brigade of Foot	1,830		670	King Charles I's Regiment of Foot
			840	The Lord General's Regiment of Foot
		Sir John Beaumont	320

**Royalist left wing**^[2]
Regiment	Regiment size	Troop Commanders	Unit size	Notes
Lord Wilmot's Regiment of Horse	355	Captain Lieutenant Robert Walsh	90	Lord Wilmot's Troop.
		Lt Colonel Edward Feilding	85 combined
		Major Paul Smyth	85 combined
		Captain John Harvey	70
		Captain Price	40
		Lieutenant Jammot	70	Captain John Frescheville's Troop.
Lord Grandison's Regiment of Horse	200	Captain Lieutenant Edward Gerard	Unknown	Lord Grandison's Troop.
		Major Sir Richard Willis	Unknown
		Lord John Stewart	Unknown
		Captain Francis Bertie	Unknown
Earl of Carnarvon's Regiment of Horse	200	Unknown	Unknown	Earl of Carnarvon's Troop.
		Lt Colonel Sir Charles Lucas	Unknown
		Major Richard Neville	Unknown
		Captain Alex Standish	Unknown
		Unknown	Unknown	According to Young, the Earl of Carnarvon's regiment contained four or five troops of horse.
Lord Digby's Regiment of Horse	150	Captain Lieutenant Henry Harris	Unknown	Lord Digby's Troop.
		Thomas Weston	Unknown
		Richard Herbert	Unknown	According to Young, Lord Digby's regiment contained three or four troops of horse, and Richard Herbert may not have commanded his own troop.
		John Lane	Unknown
Sir Thomas Aston's Regiment of Horse	150	Colonel Sir Thomas Aston	Unknown
		Lt Colonel Sir James Bridgeman	Unknown
		Captain Flemming	Unknown
Edward Grey's Regiment of Dragoons	Unknown	Colonel Edward Grey	Unknown
		Unknown	Unknown
		Major Ralph Hebburne	Unknown
King Charles I's Lifeguard of Dragoons	Unknown	Colonel Sir Edward Duncombe	Unknown
		Unknown	Unknown
		Unknown	Unknown

**Royalist rear**^[1]
Regiment	Regiment size	Troop Commanders	Troop size	Notes
King Charles I's Gentlemen Pensioners	50	Lieutenant Sir William Howard	50	Guarding the King.
Colonel Legge's Regiment of Firelocks	Unknown	Colonel Legge	Unknown

**Royalist artillery**^[1]
Type	Number	Location	Notes
Demi-cannon	2	Rear	The larger pieces of artillery were located at the rear, guarded by Legge's Firelocks.
Culverin	2	Rear
Demi-culverin	2	Rear
Falcon	6	Front line	The lighter pieces of artillery were located along the front line.
Falconet	6	Front line
Robinet	2	Front line

Notes

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Young 1967, p. 87.
^ Young 1967, p. 88.

Bibliography

Young, Peter (1967). Edgehill 1642, The Campaign and the Battle. Kineton: The Roundwood Press. OCLC 905631257.

[FOOTNOTEYoung196787-1] Young 1967, p. 87.

[FOOTNOTEYoung196788-2] Young 1967, p. 88.

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