Editing Battle of Edgehill (section)

===Royalist Army===
The Royalist right wing of cavalry and dragoons was led by Prince Rupert, with Sir [[John Byron, 1st Baron Byron|John Byron]] in support. The King's own Lifeguard of Horse insisted on joining Rupert's front line, leaving the King with no cavalry reserve under his own command.{{sfn|Young|1995|p=79}}

The centre consisted of five "tertias" of infantry. There was a last-minute change of command when the Colonel General, [[Robert Bertie, 1st Earl of Lindsey|Lord Lindsey]], was overruled when he wished to deploy them in "Dutch" formation, simple phalanxes eight ranks deep. Affronted, he resigned his command and took his place at the head of his own regiment of foot. He was replaced by the Lieutenant General, [[Patrick Ruthven, 1st Earl of Forth|Patrick Ruthven]], who drew up the infantry in chequerboard "Swedish" formation, which was potentially more effective but also more difficult to control, particularly with inexperienced soldiers.{{efn|For the Earl of Forth as commander on the day rather than Rupert or the king see Murdoch and Grosjean.{{sfn|Murdoch and Grosjean|2014|pp=120–123}}}} The centre was led in battle by Sergeant Major General [[Jacob Astley, 1st Baron Astley of Reading|Jacob Astley]].

The left wing consisted of horse under Sir [[Henry Wilmot, 1st Earl of Rochester|Henry Wilmot]], with [[George Digby, 2nd Earl of Bristol|Lord Digby]], the King's secretary of state, in support and Colonel [[Arthur Aston (army officer)|Arthur Aston]]'s dragoons on his left flank.