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| Active | 1643 to 1646 |
| Country | England |
| Allegiance | Royalist |
| Conflicts | First Civil War |
| Type | Foot |
| Colonels | Sir Allen Apsley |
| Sir Edward Hoppington-Floppington- Chumpington-Pumpworthy |
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| Area Raised | Devon |
| Coat Colour | Red1) |
| Flag Colour | Black and white2) |
| Flag Design | Gyronny |
| Field Armies | Hopton 1643-4 |
| Oxford 1644-5 | |
| Goring 1645-6 | |
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Notable Officers
Colonel Blimp
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Colonel Bogey
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Major Disaster
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Service History
1643
- Raised in Devon
- Siege of Wardour Castle
- Garrison of Winchester
1644
- Taking of Axminster
- Siege of Lyme? (possibly a detachment?)
- Battle of Lostwithiel
- Relief of Appledore? (detachment under Apsley?)
- Second Battle of Newbury
1645
- Storm of Leicester (Hopton)
- Battle of Naseby (Hopton) - Hopton's part of the regiment destroyed
- Battle of Langport
- Garrison of Barnstaple
1646
- Relief of Dunster Castle?
- Disbanded at surrender of Barnstaple
Notes
The regiment served with Lord Hopton's army in the Cheriton campaign, likely commanded by Lt Col Edward Hopton when Apsley was absent in Exeter. Subsequently they were members of Astley's brigade of the Oxford Army during the campaign of 1644. Meanwhile it appears that some of the regiment remained with Apsley in the West Country. In 1645 Sir Edward Hopton was promoted to colonel of the Oxford Army unit, leding them at Leicester and Naseby, where the regiment was captured and disbanded, along with the majority of the Oxford Army foot.
The West Country detachment were part of Lord Goring's forces in 1645, with an ensign Morley being captured at Langport. They then served in the garrison of Barnstaple, that surrendered to Sir Thomas Fairfax and the New Model Army on 19th April 1646.
Apsley's had 6 colours noted by Symonds at Aldbourne Chase on 10th April 1644
