Colonel Anthony Hungerford’s Regiment of Foot

English regiment of foot serving under Michael Jones in Ireland, later in garrison at Drogheda

• Regiment raised from disbanded men in Shropshire
• April: Land in Ireland
• May: Mustered at Dublin
• August: Battle of Dungan’s Hill

• May: Mustered at Drogheda

• June to July: Besieged at Drogheda
• July: Surrender at Drogheda, most change sides, remnants march to Dublin
• August: Battle of Rathmines?
• August: Disbanded by Cromwell’s order

A history of the regiment is given in The Regimental History of Cromwell's Army by Sir Charles Firth and Godfrey Davies, Clarendon Press, Oxford, 1940.

Raised in Shropshire, the regiment were sent to Ireland and served under Michael Jones at Dungan’s Hill. By 1648 they were in garrison at Drogheda and in 1649 were besieged there by Lord Inchiquin’s Royalists. On Inchiquin completing his battery, Lt Col Foulkes surrendered the town. Allegedly of the 700 foot and 250 horse present, no more than 100 foot and 35 horse marched out to Dublin, the remainder changing sides to Inchiquin. As the regiment was so depleted it was quickly disbanded in the August.

Anthony Hungerford was shot in the head at Dungan's Hill but survived, retiring to England. Ho was absent in England raising more recruits leaving Lt Col Foulkes as governor of Drogheda during the siege. He was to return to Ireland but the regiment was disbanded instead.

• May 1647: 912 men, besides officers
• May 1648: 783 men