Colonel Anthony Willoughby’s Regiment of Foot

Royalist regiment of foot raised in Ireland but intercepted and massacred at sea

• February: Anthony Willoughby commissioned Colonel
• Regiment raised from a draft of Sir Francis Willoughby’s Regiment of Foot
• May: Shipped out from Ireland
• May: Intercepted at sea and thrown overboard

Raised in Ireland for service with the Royalists in England, the regiment was intercepted at sea by parliamentarian Captain Swanley. Swanley commanded that the men be tied back-to-back and thrown overboard, where they all drowned.

Son of Sir Francis Willoughby