The Second or The Queen's Royal Regiment 1660 - 1661: The Restoration

1660   Royalist Regiments   Protectorate Regiments Farrell’s and Fitzgerald’s Regiments remain with rump of Royalist Army in exile.   Lillingstone’s, Alsop’s and Reynolds’s Regiments in Dunkirk purged of republicans. Become Sir Robert Harley’s and Lockhart’s Regiments. A doglock military flintlock of the 1660s 1661   The Tangier Regiment of Foot   England   Dunkirk 12th March   Farrell's and Fitzgerald's Irish regiments join Dunkirk garrison under Sir Robert Harley. May     Andrew Rutherford, Earl of Teviot, assumes governorship of Dunkirk and Colonelcy of Reynold's Regiment. September Royal Warrent and recruiting for Peterborough's Regiment in London and Surrey.     14th October First muster of Peterborough's Regiment on Putney Heath.     4th November Peterborough's Regiment marches to Portsmoth for embarkation.     First muster, Putney Heath.   1657 - 1660 • Back to list • 1662

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