Sir William Waller’s Regiment of Dragoons
| Flag Illustration | 1) |
| Active | 1642 to 1645 |
| Country | England |
| Allegiance | Parliamentarian |
| Conflicts | First Civil War |
| Type | Dragoons |
| Colonel | Sir William Waller |
| James Holborne | |
| Area Raised | |
| Flag Colour | Yellow |
| Flag Design | Black plates |
| Field Armies | Waller 1643-4 |
Later Major General James Holborne’s Regiment of Dragoons
Regiment of Parliamentarian dragoons raised by and serving with Waller during the First Civil War
Service History
1643
- March: Storm of Malmesbury
- March: Battle of Highnam
- April: Taking of Monmouth
- April: Skirmish at Little Dean
- April: Skirmish at Upton Bridge
- April: Battle of Ripple Field
- April: Siege of Hereford
- May: Siege of Worcester
- June: Skirmish at Chewton Mendip
- July: Skirmish at Monckton Farley?
- July: Battle of Lansdown
- July: Siege of Devizes
- July: Battle of Roundway Down
- September: Re-built and mustered in London
- November: Siege of Basing House
- November: Siege of Basing House
- November: Standoff at Farnham
- December: Storm of Alton Church
- December to January 1644: Siege of Arundel
1644
- March: Battle of Cheriton
- April: Skirmish at Newbury
- April: Taking of Christchurch
- May: Skirmish at Newbridge
- June: Battle of Cropredy Bridge
- July: Repulsed from Boarstall House
- July: Taken over by Maj. Gen. James Holborne
- August: Defence of Abingdon
- August: Siege of Wareham
- October: Second Battle of Newbury
- December: Relief of Taunton
1645
- April: Repulsed from Faringdon (det)
- April: Disbanded, likely drafted into Colonel John Okey’s Regiment of Dragoons of the New Model Army
Notes
Flags
Waller's dragoons carried a set of yellow guidons differenced by black plates (gunstones)2). Illustrated above is Capt William Turpin's guidon. Waller's own troop perhaps carried a plain yellow guidon. The guidons were:
- 1 plate: Major Archibald Strachan's Troop
- 2 plates: Capt. John Clerke's
- 3 plates: Capt. Nicholas Moore's
- 4 plates: Capt. John Bennett's
- 5 plates: Capt. William Turpin's.
Notable Officers
Sir William Waller
Maj. Gen James Holborne
Archibald Strachan
Officer Lists
A list of officers under the Western Association is shown in Alan Turton and Stuart Peachey's War in the West. part 1, The Fall of the West. vol 7 Stuart Press 1994 ISBN 1-85804-039-6.
A list of officers under the Southern Association is shown in Laurence Spring's Waller's Army, The Regiments of Sir William Waller's Southern Association The Pike and Shot Association 2007 ISBN 978-1-902768-34-2.
- Col. Sir William Waller
- Major Archibald Strachan
- Capt. John Clerke
- Capt. Nicholas Moore
- Capt. John Bennett
- Capt. William Turpin
Strength
- September 1643: Over 500 mustered in London
