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Colonel James Wardlawe’s Regiment of Dragoons
| Active | 1642-5 |
| Country | England |
| Allegiance | Parliamentarian |
| Conflicts | First Civil War |
| Type | Dragoons |
| Colonel | James Wardlawe |
| Captain | George Dundas |
| Jeremiah Abercromby | |
| Coat Colour | |
| Area Raised | |
| Flag Colour | |
| Flag Design | |
| Field Armies | Essex 1642-5 |
Later Captain George Dundas' Troop of Dragoons, then Captain Jeremiah Abercromby's Troop of Dragoons
Parliamentarian Regiment of Dragoons of the Earl of Essex’s army reduced to an independent troop
Service History
1642
- 23rd October: Battle of Edgehill
- 13th November: Standoff at Turnham Green
1643
- May: Regiment disbanded apart from Dundas' troop
- June: Battle of Chalgrove Field
- 20th September: First Battle of Newbury
1644
- August: Battle of Lostwithiel
- August: Skirmish on Caradon Down
1645
- March: Skirmish at Kidlington
- April: Disbanded, likely drafted into Colonel John Okey’s Regiment of Dragoons of the New Model Army
Notes
Flags and Equipment
Ordered to be issued with 600 Muskets, bandoliers and swords from the Tower stores 16/09/42 (N.A. WO55/1754)
Notable Officers
Colonel James Wardlawe
Captain George Dundas
Captain Jeremiah Abercromby
Killed at Kidlington
Officer List
September 1642
- Colonel: James Wardlaw1)
- Lt Colonel: George Dundas
- Captain: Alexander Nerne
- Captain: John Barne
- Captain: James Stenchion
- Surgeon: James Heithley
Strength
- Established at 5 troops of 100 each
See Also
Links
Wardlawe's regiment are re-enacted by Col. James Wardlawe hys Dragoones, a regiment of the Sealed Knot.
1)
A List of the Army Under the Command of Robert Earle of Essex British Library E 117 (30)
