Until 1780, captains of the HAC trained the officers of the London Trained Bands.

In line with this, the Royalists moved forward to press the attack, but were forced to halt by the London Trained Bands.

Luckily for the Parliamentarians, Skippon saw this opening and ordered two regiments of the London Trained Bands to close the gap.

The origins of the regiment lay in Thomas Morgan's Company of Foot, The London Trained Bands which was in existence from 1572 to 1648.

In 1616 he was colonel in the South Regiment Trained Bands.

In 1638 he raised a Regiment of Foot from the Yorkshire Trained Bands to assist in the war against the Scots.

He was instrumental in putting down Venner's Rising of 1-4 January 1661, leading the Yellow Regiment of the London Trained Bands.

He could use the ship to fight, and to train Bands, and -- And convert the Bands into a technological, warring species like the Solarians?

And if he did train new Bands - what would prevent them from disbanding when faced with the necessity for effective action, as these had done?

In 1615 he was Master of the Haberdashers again and in 1616 became Colonel of the East Regiment Trained Bands until his death.