| Somerset Trained Bands | |
|---|---|
| Active | 1558–1662 |
| Country |  England |
| Branch |  Trained Bands |
| Role | Infantry and Cavalry |
| Size | 5–6 Regiments of Foot, 1 Regiment of Horse |
| Engagements | Rising of the North Battle of Newburn Battle of Marshall's Elm Siege of Sherborne Castle Battle of Braddock Down Second Battle of Modbury Siege of Lyme Regis Battle of Lostwithiel Sieges of Taunton Battle of Langport Siege of Bristol (1645) |
| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders | Lt-Col Thomas Lunsford Sir Edward Rodney Sir John Stawell Col William Strode |
The Somerset Trained Bands were a part-time military force in the county of Somerset in South West England from 1558 until they were reconstituted as the Somerset 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 fought of the Battle of Newburn in the Second Bishops' War and their units saw considerable active service for both sides during the English Civil War.