Colonel William Beale’s Regiment of Foot

Active	1644
Country	Wales
Allegiance	Parliamentarian
Conflicts	First Civil War
Type	Foot
Colonel	William Beale
	John Carter
Area Raised	London
Coat Colour	none issued?
Flag Colour
Flag Design
Field Armies	Laugharne 1644
	Middleton 1644 1645

Parliamentarian foot raised by Sir Thomas Middleton and intended to be sent by sea to join his campaign in Wales. Part at least of the Regiment were forced to put into Milford Haven and fought for a period under Laugharne. By April 1645 Beale had been made a parliamentary Commissioner to Ulster. The Regiment possibly by now combined with the rest of Middleton's foot were taken over by it's former Lt Col. John Carter.

Service History

1644

June: Raised
October to November: Siege of Laugharne Castle
December: Storm of Abbey Cwm Hir?

1645

Leaguer of Chester

1646

Conquest of North Wales

Notes

The Regiment's original officers were Col William Beale; Lt Col John Carter; Major Richard Hall, Capt George Twisleton (later Lt-Col); Capt George Tyrringham; Capt Phillip Holditch; Capt Belton and QM Richard Jennings. (NA SP28/144/part 10/f195)

All members of the regiment were armed with snaphance muskets and half-pikes. (NA SP28/144/part 10/f186)

It is not known when or if the remainder of the regiment joined Middleton. Only Beale (through his Lt Sylan Collanto) Carter and Twisleton have been firmly identified as in action in Wales and Cheshire.

Coats and Flags

According to Middleton's accounts the only clothing issued to the regiment were shirts and shoes with scarfs for the officers and ribbons for the men. (NA SP28/144/part 10/f186)

Notable Officers