Sir Thomas Riddell’s Regiment of Foot

Royalist regiment of foot serving in the garrison of Newcastle

• February: Skirmish at Shieldfield Fort
• February to October: Besieged at Newcastle
• March: Stormed at South Shields Fort
• October: Surrender at Tynemouth Castle

Ridell also commanded Sir Thomas Riddell’s Troop of Dragoons, under Captain Eden.

Sir Thomas Riddell

Original Research by Victor Judge aka '1642'

• Colonel Sir Thomas Riddell
• Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Davison
• Sargeant Major Robert Clarke
• Captain Ralph Davison
• Captain Thomas Sharper (master of Ordnance)
• Captain Chapman
• Captain Gasgoyne Eden (Dragooners)
• Captain George Partridge
• Captain Thomas Paul
• Captain Proctor

• Captain Lieutenant Tompson

• Lieutenant Cutler
• Lieutenant Christopher Errington
• Lieutenant Lee
• Lieutenant Owen
• Lieutenant Partridge
• Lieutenant Rudston

• Ensign Babrick
• Ensign John Boult
• Ensign Chapman
• Ensign Doughty
• Ensign Ralph Hanworth
• Ensign Robert Marshall
• Ensign Robert Pinkard

• March-April 1644: 750 foot and 80 dragoons

• Sir Thomas Ridley [sic] Governour of Tynmouth Castle, Captain Tompson his Captain Lieutenant, his men 200
• Lieutenant Colonel Davison, and of his Companies are 150
• Sargeant Major Clark,and of his Company 120
• Captain Chapman and his Company 100
• Captain Davison and his Company 100
• Captain Sharper Master of the Ordnance 80
• Captain Eiden [sic] and Dragooners under him 80