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The 2nd Footguards – Officers April 1685

Commanding Officers 23rd April 1685 From "Origin and services of the Coldstream Guards" by Colonel Mac Kinnon The Second Regiment of his Majasties Footguards, called the Coldstreamers, Commanded by the Right Honorable William Earl of Craven, Colonel and Captain 1 Earl of Craven, Col and Capt Capt. Lieut. Hen. Cope Ens George Wythe 2 Lieut-Col Edward Sackville Lieut Edmond

The 2nd Footguards – Uniform Reference

The 2nd Footguards - The Coldstream Guards 1685 Uniform Referance From "Origin and services of the Coldstream Guards" by Colonel Mac Kinnon The First & 2nd regiment of His Majesties Foot Guards The officers of this first Regiment of foot Guards (consisting of 24 companies, and two companies of grenadiers) were exceedingly richly habited

Our English Civil War Resources

  This page of links is not only for the reenactor of battles, living histories and skirmishes but to those who have an interest developing a far deeper understanding of the period we are re-enacting. In time it is hoped that this page will expand to cover more topics and have

Artillery

The Marquess of Winchester's regiment is fortunate to have access to 2 artillery pieces, a Drake Minion owned by the Kings Army and a smaller Minion owned by the regiment. Members of the artillery are a special breed; it may look easy firing a loading a cannon but there is more

Musicians

History On a noisy, smokey, crowded battlefield, the crucial task of transmitting important orders was in part carried out by regimental musicians. These experienced NCOs used a variety of drum and fife "calls" to keep time on the march and communicate commands to attack or retire to the men. They also played

Musketeer

History The musket rapidly the dominant infantry arm during the English Civil War. Musketeers could march faster than a heavily armoured Pikeman, were easier to train and of course the musket could kill or maim the enemy from up to 300 paces away. For the pike to do a similar injury

Pikeman

History An ancient weapon, the pikeman provided the main defensive arm of the infantry. Closely ranked together and thrusting forward an impenetrable bristle of sharpened spearheads, a well trained and sturdy pike division could see off the most gallant of cavalry charges, protecting musketeers from attack. Pikemen would also be used as

Joining and Taking Part

Winchesters Introductory Membership scheme. you'll be able to attend your 1st event with us free of any subscription or joining fee, all clothing, kit, arms and armour are provided free of charge for that weekend. We are a friendly and welcoming bunch, and new members are welcome at any

Event Calendar

Events 2020: All events are listed including private events to show the full extent of our activities for the season. CORONA VIRUS With the current corona virus situation, all of the events below will have to be treated as provisional until things become clearer. Where an event is definitely postponed or cancelled,

The Regiment Today

The Regiment today has been reenacting the English Civil War for about 40 years and today has around 140 members, we have a goal of recreating a full sized English Civil war company of Foote as shown by the drill book of William Barriffe with the correct number Pikemen, Musketeers,

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