The Southwark Trained Bands, the military force of the Surrey bank of the Thames, were mobilised in 1642 and formed a key component of the London area defences. Southwark lay outside the City walls but was vital for defending London Bridge and the south bank approaches; its Trained Band companies were among the most active in the early war period.
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