"Rupert's last stand at Naseby - did it happen?" Topic

Dear All,

I'm trying to find any accounts of Rupert's infantry making a last stand at Naseby

other than an account in the Weekly Intelligencer broad sheet does any other primary source account mention the colour of coat worn by the Royalist infantry unit making a last stand at Naseby, or mentions it by name?

Does any other source specifically name Tiller's regiment or any other of the Shrewsbury infantry make a last stand at Naseby?

Looking at the 1663 indigent officers list, large numbers of field officers seem to have survived to claim cash from the returning Stuart's which maybe argues against any fight to the death

thanks

Chas

With 500 men Rupert's was probably the strongest Royalist regiment present at Naseby. The regiment wore blue coats and had black and white colours of an unusual pattern. Lt. Colonel John Russell was given the actual command.

The Shrewsbury Foot regiment was under the command of Lt. Colonel Smith, and one Colonel Henry Tiller commanded a company of greencoats, therein. However, he was not actually present with the regiment at Naseby. He had been taken prisoner at Marston Moor and was only just being released in exchange for Sir Robert Pye.

When Rupert's Foot joined the King at Stow-on-the-Wold, on 8 May 1645 it was 1000 strong. The Prince's Regiment was 500 strong, and these Shrewsbury Foot made up the other 500.

According to Sprigge one tertia stood 'with incredible courage and resolution, although we attempted them in the Flanks, Front and Rear …'. This gallant Royalist brigade was probably Colonel George Lisle's for he was more or less opposite Fairfax' Regiment in the order of battle. Lisle's Tertia included Colonel Theophilus Gilby AND Lt. Col George Smith's greencoat regiments of foot.

Hi again Chas,

a little relevant chat from our previous discussion on GWP3 here link

For me Rupert's are the best guess for the holdout regiment at Naseby but I've not yet seen anything to convince me they were definitely so.