Colonel Richard Fielding’s Regiment of Foot

English infantry regiment that was raised for the Second Bishops’ War of 1640 ¹⁾

• Raised in Essex, Huntingdonshire and Bedfordshire

The Names of all the Colonels, Lieutenant Colonels, Sergeant Majors, Captains, Lieutenants, Ensigns, Preachers, Chirurgeons, Quarter-masters, Provost Marshals, under his Excellency the Earl of Northumberland, Captain General for this Expedition 1640. Taken according to the Muster Roll after the Armies Retreat from Newcastle into York. ²⁾

•Richard Feilding, Colonel. •Francis Tirwhit, Lieuten. Col. •Anthony Thelwall, Sergeant Maj.

Captains. •Francis Tirringham •John Talbot •Thomas Collins •Toby Bowes •Edward Tirwhit •William Rolson •Robert Appleton •John Fox •Robert Barker.

Lieutenants. •Richard Oxenden •Denny Purvey •George Oakes •Salathiel Baxter •Thomas Hill •John Windfeild •John Errington •Edward Vincent •George Foord •John Cratroft •John Sutton.

Ensigns. •Francis Rogers •Henry Garfeild •Richard Francis •Edward Bray •Henry Hatcher •John Tirwhit •Foulke Woodroffe •Edward Disney •Charles Persall •Robert Ruston Cosworth.

•Preacher, William Beare. •Chirurgeon. •Quarter-Master, Walter Harcourt. •Provost Marshal, Christopher Woodman

• 1400 planned to be raised (Essex 700, Huntingdonshire 400, Bedfordshire 300)

Mustered on return to Yorkshire ³⁾

• Col. Fielding 205
• Lieut. Col. Bole 160
• Serg. Ma. Conisby 140
• Capt. Lukine 98
• Capt. Bradshaw 97
• Capt. Kayes 95
• Capt. Leighton 95
• Capt. Thomas 96
• Capt. Thilwell 95
• Capt. Apleton 92
• Total 1173

• Colonel Richard Fielding’s Regiment of Foot First Civil War