Colonel Robert Butler’s Regiment of Foot

Parliamentarian regiment of foot based at Hemioch Castle, later serving in Ashley-Cooper’s Brigade

• March: Besieged at Hemioch Castle
• August: Battle of Lostwithiel??
• August: Garrison Wareham
• December: Relief of Taunton

• Garrison of Wareham

• Garrison of Wareham
• Skirmish at Wareham

Jordan's company received 50 muskets 50 pairs of Bandileers and 30 firelocks (N.A. SP28/266/part3/59)

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

• Lieutenant Colonel James Heane (10/12/44 - 05/05/45 also had a troop of horse)
• Major Thomas Jordan (Captain 01/09/44 Major 26/01/46 - 01/07/46)

Garrison of Wareham, 19th August 1644¹⁾

• Governor: Robert Butler Esquire
• Horse: ”…One of those Five Troops of Horse already raised in the County of Dorsett…under the Command of the Governor.”
• Foot: “Three Hindred Foot, One Company whereof to be under the Command of the Governor, and the other Two Companies under Two Captains, to be chosen by the committees…”
• Also, at this time, Colonel Owen's Regiment of Foot was in this Garrison.

• March 1644: 130 foot at surrender of Hemioch Castle
• April 1644: Garrison of Wareham intended to be 300 foot