Lieutenant General Edmund Ludlow’s Regiment of Horse
| Active | 1650 to 1655 |
| Country | England |
| Ireland | |
| Allegiance | Parliamentarian |
| Conflicts | Irish Confederate War |
| Type | Horse |
| Colonel | Edmund Ludlow |
| Area Raised | |
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Commonwealth Regiment of horse serving in Ireland
Service History
1650
- July: Ludlow appointed Lieutenant General of horse in Ireland and begins to raise a troop
1651
- January: Arrive in Ireland
- June: Made up to a regiment in Ireland
- November: Clare surrenders to Ludlow’s Major, William Warden
1652
- Serving in Ireland
1653
- Theophilus Jones’ Regiment of Horse reduced into Ludlow’s
1654
- Serving in Ireland
1655
- August: Disbanded
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
Ludlow was appointed Lieutenant General of the horse in Ireland in 1650 and raised his own troop anew in England. When they arrived in Ireland in 1651 they were made up to a full regiment, probably by the addition of various un-regimented troops. The regiment served in Ireland throughout the first half of the 1650s. In 1653 some troops were disbanded, but the regiment was recruited up to strength by reducing Colonel Theophilus Jones’ Regiment of Horse into it. In 1655 they were finally disbanded and were allocated confiscated lands in County Wexford in lieu of arrears.
Flags and Equipment
In 1650 Ludlow equipped his troop with back, breast, head-pieces, pistols, and musquetoons and advanced them two months’ pay.
Notable Officers
Edmund Ludlow
Officer Lists
- Captain Baynell?
- Captain Richard Nunn
Strength
- 1650: 1 troop of 100 men
- 1651: Increased to a regiment
Contemporary References
Lieut. Osborne Edwards certifies that Gilbert Knowlton served for a long space in capt. Baynell's troop and in capt. Richard Nunn's troop in lieut. gen. Ludlow's regiment until its disbanding, and is now one of the troop for the county of Wexford in Ireland under the command of col. John Overstreet ; and having had liberty to come to England to visit his wife and children is now waiting at Bristol, with the writer, for the first opportunity of wind to return : 4 Jan. 1655.1)
Discussion
Thanks.
Jack
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As far as I remember the info about Bagenal being a Capt in Ludlow's Rgt is based on the quote shown on this page. I will ask Ivor Carr, who added this info, whether he has anything more that could shed light on Bagenal. Looking at Malcolm Wanklyn's 'Reconstructing the New Model Army' vol 2, Bagenal is not shown in Ludlow's Rgt. Thus the question mark as this doesn't seem 100% secure.
A quick search on the BCW wiki gets me Bagenal as a Capt of foot in Lord Lambert's Rgt and in Borlace's Rgt in the 1641-2 period. It's entirely possible he switched regiments at some stage, this info was from the Ormond manuscripts so checking through these might help clarify. I presume (by his name being quite unusual) that this is the same man who served as Major of Sir Arthur Aston's Royalist regiment of foot in England