Suffolk Trained Bands
| Suffolk Trained Bands | |
|---|---|
| Active | 1558–1662 |
| Country | Kingdom of England |
| Branch | Trained Bands |
| Role | Infantry and Cavalry |
| Size | 4 Regiments of Foot, 1 Regiment of Horse |
| Engagements | First Bishops' War Second Bishops' War Siege of Colchester Battle of Worcester |
| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders | Col Sir Thomas Barnardiston, 1st Baronet Col Brampton Gurdon of Letton Major John Moody |
The Suffolk Trained Bands were a part-time auxiliary military force in the county of Suffolk on the East Coast of England from 1558 until they were reconstituted as the Suffolk Militia in 1662. They were periodically embodied for home defence, for example in the army mustered at Tilbury during the Armada Campaign of 1588. They served in the Bishops' Wars and the Second and Third English Civil Wars, including the Siege of Colchester and the Battle of Worcester. They were also employed reorganised to support the Commonwealth and Protectorate regimes during the 1650s.