Claim: Soldiers in Edward Whalley's regiment took part in the Bishopsgate mutiny in 1649, but they were dispersed without trouble.
Evidence: In April 1649, soldiers in his regiment took part in the Bishopsgate mutiny. They refused to go on the Irish expedition until the Levellers' political demands were met and they received back pay. They were ordered out of London and when they refused to go, fifteen soldiers were arrested and court-martialled, of whom six were sentenced to death. Of this six, five were subsequently pardoned while Robert Lockyer, a former Levellers agitator, was shot.