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Colonel Edmund Syler’s Regiment of Foot
| Active | 1650 to 1651 |
| Country | England |
| Allegiance | Parliamentarian |
| Conflicts | Third Civil War |
| Type | Foot |
| Colonel | Edmund Syler |
| Area Raised | Lincolnshire |
| Coat Colour | Red |
| Flag Colour | |
| Flag Design | |
| Field Armies | Monck 1651 |
| Lambert 1651 | |
Regiment of foot raised in Lincolnshire and briefly serving in Scotland
Service History
1650
- October: Syler commissioned colonel of a Lincolnshire militia regiment and troop of horse
- December: Ordered to march to Scotland
1651
- January Arrive in Scotland
- February: Siege of Tantallon Castle
- July: Battle of Inverkeithing
- Garrison Burntisland with 2 companies at Arbroath
- October: Ordered to disband
- October: 400 men sent to Cobbett’s and 200 to Daniel’s
Notes
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.
Syler was commissioned colonel of a Lincolnshire militia regiment and troop of horse in 1650. They marched to Scotland, serving at the siege of Tantallon Castle and the Battle of Inverkeithing, before going into garrison at Burntisland. Following the Battle of Worcester the size of the army was reduced and Syler’s were disbanded after a high mutiny and distemper.
Coats, Flags and Equipment
Red coats.
Notable Officers
Edmund Syler
Governor of Boston in March 1650, he led his regiment in 1650 and 1651, thereafter remaining in Scotland as an administrator.
Strength
- December 1650: 900 men
- January 1651: 860 men
