| Active | 1642 to 1644 |
| Country | England |
| Allegiance | Parliamentarian |
| Conflicts | First Civil War |
| Type | Foot |
| Colonel | Sir William Constable |
| Area Raised |
| Coat Colour | Blue lined White |
| | Red or Grey? |
| Flag Colour |
| Flag Design |
| Field Armies | Essex 1642-4 |
Parliamentarian Regiment of Foot serving as part of Essex’s army
Service History
1642
1643
April: Siege of Reading
11th August: Constable leaves for North
8th September: Relief of Gloucester
20th September: First Battle of Newbury
1644
1st March - 18th April: Service as dragoons under Col Cunningham (det)? (N.A. SP28/265/300)
29th March: Battle of Cheriton (det)?
24th April: Regiment reduced
Notes
Coats, Flags and Equipment
Issued blue coats in September 1642, they were next issued coats in August 1643, which were probably red or grey 1).
Notable Officers
Sir William Constable
Officer Lists
1642
Colonel Sir William Constable (left regiment 11/08/43 to take up a command in the North)
Lieutenant Colonel Robert Grame (Led regiment from 11/08/43 to 24/04/44)
Major Henry Frodsham
Captain Thomas Eure
Captain James Breckham (Peckham)
Captain John Fenwick
Captain Simon Needham
Captain Benjamin Cecil
Captain Humphrey Jones (Fownes)
Captain James Gray
Captain William Hill (18/11/42 - 08/02/44)
April 1644
As Lt-Col Grame is not mentioned in the pay receipts from which the following names are drawn, one of the new captains may have been leading his company as a Capt-Lt
Major Henry Frodsham
Captain [Simon] Needham (Needham himself was absent serving as Lt Col of Constables northern regiment)
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Captain [James] Peckham
Captain John Clarke
Captain Humphrey Fownes (30/07/42 - 15/04/44 then Capt under Col Richard Fortescue 15/04/44 - 19/09/44 (SP28/36/78))
Captain John Dugdale (had previously been Lieutenant to Captain Eure
Captain Arthur Young (possibly the man who had been Ensign to Captain Eure in 1642)
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