Sir Anthony Irby’s Regiment of Dragoons
| Active | 1642 to 1643 |
| Country | England |
| Allegiance | Parliamentarian |
| Conflicts | First Civil War |
| Type | Dragoon |
| Colonel | Sir Anthony Irby |
| Area Raised | Lincolnshire? |
| Flag Colour | |
| Flag Design | |
| Field Armies | Essex 1642 |
| Fairfax 1643 | |
Parliamentarian regiment of dragoons serving in Lincolnshire
Service History
1642
- August: Raised (part of Colonel John Browne’s Regiment of Dragoons)
- 23rd September: Battle of Powick Bridge (under Browne)
- 23rd October: Battle of Edgehill (under Browne)
- 13th November: Standoff at Turnham Green (under Browne)
- 8th December: Sent to Hull
1643
- January: Storm of Leeds
- April: Siege of Crowland
- 2nd May: End of Irby's claim for pay (N.A. SP28/31/575)
- 4th May: Troop taken over by Captain Thomas Atkin (previously the troop's Cornet)1)
- June: Battle of Adwalton Moor (det under QM Rooksby)?
Notes
Although Irby's troop served on the Edgehill campaign attached to Browne's regiment, it was always intended as a separate regiment. On the same day as Irby received his commission for his troop, one Thomas Welby was commissioned as Provost-Marshal of his regiment. (CSPD 1641-43 p. 369)
Flags
Notable Officers
A list of the regiment’s officers is shown in Laurence Spring’s Regiments of the Eastern Association2)
Sir Anthony Irby
Irby was MP for Boston.
Strength
Probably a single company
- Nov 1642: 172 dragoons3)
- Dec 1642: 134 dragoons
- Mar 1643: 100 dragoons
