This is an old revision of the document!
Sir Robert Cooke’s Regiment of Foot
| Active | 1643 to 1644 |
| Country | England |
| Allegiance | Parliamentarian |
| Conflicts | First Civil War |
| Type | Foot |
| Colonel | Sir Robert Cooke |
| Edward Cooke | |
| Area Raised | Gloucester |
| Flag Colour | |
| Flag Design | |
| Field Armies | Waller 1643 |
Later Colonel Edward Cooke’s Regiment of Foot
Parliamentarian foot raised in Gloucester and serving with Waller’s army
Service History
1643
- April: Raised in Gloucester
- April: Siege of Hereford?
- May: Siege of Worcester?
- July: Battle of Lansdown
- July: Siege of Devizes
- July: Battle of Roundway Down
- July: Besieged in Bristol
- August: Re-commisioned
- November: Siege of Basing House?
- November: Siege of Basing House?
1644
- May: Reduced into Sir Arthur Hesilrigge’s Regiment of Foot
Notes
Said to originally have been raised from the Welsh Royalists of Lord Herbert’s army captured at the Battle of Highnam. The regiment was practically destroyed after Roundway Down and Bristol, but it is thought that it formed the basis for Edward Cooke’s newly commissioned regiment in August.
Coats, Flags & Equipment
Notable Officers
A list of officers 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
