RICH, CHARLES [SSNE 8432]

Surname

RICH, RYCHE

First name

CHARLES

Title/rank

LIEUTENANT-COLONEL, SIR

Nationality

ENGLISH

Social status

OFFICER

Text source

Sir Charles Rich was an English officer in the Thirty Years' War. He served as a captain under Horace Vere in the Palatinate in 1622 and as lieutenant-colonel under the Earl of Essex in 1624. 

 

Sources: 

TTNA SP81/27, f. 252, List of Troops under Vere in Lower Palatinate, [Undated][1622].

TNA SP81/29, f. 349, List of English captains late in the Palatinate, [Undated] [1623].

TNA SP84/121, f. 255, List of English officers for troops in Dutch service, [Undated 1624]

NL-HaNA, Staten-Generaal, 1.01.02, inv.nr. 8048, Staten van Oorlog, 1625. 

 

This entry created by Mr Jack Abernethy.

Service record

STUART KINGDOMS, PALATINATE, ANGLO-DUTCH BRIGADE, VERE'S

Arrived 1622-01-01, as CAPTAIN

Departed 1623-12-31, as CAPTAIN

Capacity OFFICER, purpose MILITARY

THE DUTCH REPUBLIC, ANGLO-DUTCH BRIGADE

Arrived 1624-01-01, as LIEUTENANT-COLONEL

Departed 1626-12-31, as LIEUTENANT-COLONEL

Capacity OFFICER, purpose MILITARY