Sir Charles Vavasour’s Regiment of Foot

English and Welsh infantry regiment that was raised for the Second Bishops’ War of 1640 ¹⁾

• Raised in Cheshire, Shropshire and Denbighshire

In November 1641 Sir Charles raised an infantry regiment for service in Ireland, which returned to England in 1643 under Sir Matthew Appleyard

The Names of all the Colonels, Lieutenant Colonels, Sergeant Majors, Captains, Lieutenants, Ensigns, Preachers, Chirurgeons, Quarter-masters, Provost Marshals, under his Excellency the Earl of Northumberland, Captain General for this Expedition 1640. Taken according to the Muster Roll after the Armies Retreat from Newcastle into York. ²⁾

•Sir Charles Vavasor, Colonel. •Howard, Lieutenant Col. •Appleyard, Serjeant Major.

Captains. •Bascarvill •Winde •Scudamore •Therneton •Pate •Kinsman •Doneill.

Lieutenants. •Thomas Bascarvell •William Evert •Philip Hutton •Edward Dymmocke •Nathaniel Smith •James Marwood •John Griffith •Edward Molworth •Jeremy Cheviers •George Masters.

Ensigns. •William Blakistone •Averoy Maleroy •Henry Chriswell •Richard Mason •Samuel Mallowes •Thomas Chapline •William Carre •Edward Cropley •John Holland •Giles Palmer.

•Preacher, Mr. Thompson. •Chirurgeon, Bennett. •Quarter-Master, Rolland Davis. •Provost Marshal, William Powell

• 1200 planned to be raised (Cheshire 500, Shropshire 500, Denbighshire 200)

Mustered on return to Yorkshire ³⁾

• Sir Cha. Vavasor 200
• Lieut. Col. Tyrwhit 155
• Serg. Ma. Apleyard 146
• Capt. Donnel 108
• Capt. Scudamore 100
• Capt. Wynd 99
• Capt. Thornton 109
• Capt. Pate 84
• Capt. Kinsmell 93
• Capt. Bridgman 74
• Total 1163

• Sir Charles Vavasour’s Regiment of Foot Ireland and First Civil War