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Colonel William Strode’s Regiment of Foot

Active1642 to 1646
CountryEngland
AllegianceParliamentarian
ConflictsFirst Civil War
TypeFoot
ColonelWilliam Strode
Area RaisedSomerset
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Flag Design
Field ArmiesRuthen 1643?

Parliamentarian foot raised in Somerset and serving in the West Country, enduring the long siege of Plymouth

Service History

1643

1644

1645

1646

Notes

Probably formed from Col. William Strode’s Somerset Trained Band of Foot, early engagements could refer to either of these regiments.

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Notable Officers

Colonel William Strode

William Strode (c.1589-1666), MP for Ilchester in Somerset, he was appointed Parliament's deputy-lieutenant in Somerset with authority to raise forces under Parliament's militia ordinance. Not to be confused with William Strode (1598-1645), MP for Bere Alston in Devon, who spent eleven years in prison for his outspoken criticism of King Charles and his ministers.

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