Parliamentary forces sent :
Commander Colonel Nathaniel Rich
2,000 Infantry and Troop of Cavalry(30-60?)
No Artillery.
Additional Parliamentary forces:
Command Sir Michael Livesey to assist.
Other names mentioned:
Husbands, Axtell and Hewston.
Royalists.
Prince of Wales, Prince Rupert.
Sir John Boys
1,500 Dutch mercenaries and (Some English Gentry)
Other names mentioned:
Lord Hopton, Aldridge and Major General Gibson.
Dover Castle.
Parliamentarian Colonel Rich to deal with Royalist siege.
Deal Castle.
Royalist did come out to help assault on Parliaments hold of Upper Deal( Sholden, Mongeham and Mill Hill).
Walmer Castle.
Futile attempts to raise siege, sea landing beaten back.
Most supporting Ship fire, not effective on parliamentarians.
Playable encounters 1648:
August.
Action near Sandown Castle, Sir John Boys, possibly with Dutch Mercenaries (1,500)and English Gentry(?); attack Parliamentry forces of Husbands, Axtell and Livesey.
Note there are talks these Dutch left due to pay. Terrain notes: marshy with gentle sand hills.
4th August.
Between Sandown and Sandwich talks of a half-way house (2 houses), possibly where the Chequers is now; a party of Livesey foot were guarding. Boys and Hopton assault with 80 of Prince Ruperts men but are driven back to ships by the alerted Parliamentarian Horse.
Terrain notes: marshland with gentle sand hills.
14 August.
100 officers, 300 mariners and 500 soldiers lead by Gibson and Boys march for the Upper Deals trenches of Rich (which were not ment to be great trenches, as hard to maintain due to wet, cold summer); parliamentarians Hewson and Husbands (300 musket and 100 horse lead them away and to drew them out of the marsh land and repulse them. Terrain notes: marshlands and thickets.
More work need to be done on regiments and command/leaders involved in the above.
Resources:
http://www.earlrivers.org.uk/regimental-history/sir-john-boys
http://www.lyddenvalley.org.uk/sandown_castle2.php