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(LTB) indicates a London Trained Band unit BLUE UNIFORMS. Earl of Stamford (LTB); Henry Cholmley (LTB); Sir William Constable (LTB); Lord Saye-Sele until Edgehill; Sir Arthur Haselrig/Heselrige (LTB); Lord Mandeville/ Earl Manchester; George Payne; Lord John Meldrum; Edward Aidrich; Charles Essex?; 4th LTB Rgt; Richard Fortescue?; Adam Cunningham?; Thomas Adams (LTB); Edward Massey (LTB) BLUE Lined White. Lord Rochford; George Langham GRAY UNIFORMS. Lord Fairfax ??; Sir John Gell; Simon Rugeley; Sir John Merrick (LTB); Richard Browne; Francis Martin; Thomas Ballard lined in White William Ryves detachment/company; John Hampden ?. ORANGE UNIFORMS. Earl of Essex; Charles Essex; Thomas Grantham; John Towse (LTB); 6th LTB Rgt PURPLE UNIFORMS. Lord Brooke (LTB) GREEN UNIFORMS. Samual Jones; Col Byng (LTB); Charles Essex ?; Richard Fortescue ?; 5th LTB Rgt; Adam Cunningham ?; John Warner (LTB) ; Thomas Tyrrell (LTB); Richard Ingoldsby (LTB): early Earl of Manchester lined red; some have John Hampden (LTB) lined Yellow RED UNIFORMS. Denzil Holles (LTB); Thomas Rainsborough; Ralph Weldon;Thomas Atkins (LTB); Westminster Rgt under James Prince; East Anglia Rgts; Norfolk Rgt; 1st LTB Rgt; Sir John Meldrum (LTB) RED lined Yellow. Lord Robarte (LTB); Norfolk Rgt ? ; Phillip Skippon; Anthony Stapley RED Uniforms lined in Blue. Sir Thomas Fairfax; Essex Rgts; Lord Halifax; Harry Barclay; Lord Peterborough RED Uniforms lined White. Edward Montague; Randall Mainwaring; John Holmstead WHITE UNIFORMS. Sir William Brooke; Sir William Springate (LTB)(?); Southwark Rgt under Houblon; Isaac Pennington (LTB); 2nd LTB Rgt YELLOW UNIFORMS. Tower Hamlets Rgts under Zachary; Sir John Wollaston (LTB); 3rd LTB Rgt; Westminster Rgt ? RUSSET UNIFORMS. (either red-brown or Yellowish brown) Thomas Grantham Examples of colors of standards for Parlimentarian Horse Regiments Lord Brooke's Rgt = Yellow standard/ sash
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