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Colonel William Ashburnham’s Regiment of Foot

Active1642-1646
CountryEngland
AllegianceRoyalist
ConflictsFirst Civil War
TypeFoot
ColonelsWilliam Ashburnham
Area RaisedWest Country
Coat ColourUnknown
Flag ColourUnknown
Flag DesignUnknown
Field ArmiesHopton 1643

Royalist West Country infantry regiment that served with Hopton, then as a garrison unit

Service History

1642

1643

1644

1645

1646

Notes

Although possibly present on Hopton’s Lansdown campaign, they are more likely to have remained at the siege of Exeter.

Coats, Flags and Equipment

Coat colours and flags are unknown, but the regiment was equipped with muskets only. This was due to an administrative error at the Bristol Ordnance Office, but when discovered, Ashburnham refused to return the excess muskets.

Notable Officers

A list of the regiment's officers is shown in Officers and Regiments of the Royalist Army by Stuart Reid (Partizan Press).

Colonel William Ashburnham

William Ashburnham commanded the foot besieged at Sherborne Castle in September 1642. In June 1644 Ashburnham evacuated Wareham in the face of Essex’s army’s advance into the West, retiring to Portland. Whether his Regiment of Foot accompanied him, remained with Maurice’s forces or returned to Exeter is uncertain.

Strength

See Also

Colonel William Ashburnham’s Regiment of Horse