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Sir John Seaton's Regiment of Dragoons

Active1642 to 1643
CountryEngland
AllegianceParliamentarian
ConflictsFirst Civil War
TypeDragoons
ColonelSir John Seaton
George Melve
Area RaisedLondon
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Field ArmiesWarwick 1642
Essex 1643

Later Colonel George Melve's Regiment of Dragoons

Parliamentarian regiment of dragoons serving under Essex in the First Civil War

Service History

1642

1643

Notes

Sir John Seaton was a Scot who originally raised the regiment in London although it was intended for service in Lancashire. However in the scramble to defend London after Edgehill the regiment was drafted into the Earl of Warwick's new Army of which Seaton was made Sargeant Major Generall. In Jan 1643 Seaton with a few of his officers was finally dispatched to Lancashire. The regiment however remained behind now under Col. George Melve as part of Essex's army, where it fought at Chalgrove Field. The regiment seemingly broke up around mid July but a number of it's troops continued in existence for some months longer attached to various horse regiments of Essex's army. The regiment's chaplain was paid from the 30th November 1642 to 24th of June 1643.

Coats and Flags

Notable Officers

Col. Sir John Seaton

Col. George Melve

May also be known as Mills. Probably the “Colonell George Myll Colonell of a Regiment of foot” who received personal pay in October 1642.

Officer Lists

Officers under Seaton

Officers under Melve

Strength

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