Colonel Francis Baker’s Regiment of Dragoons
| Active | 1643? |
| Country | England |
| Allegiance | Royalist |
| Conflicts | First Civil War |
| Type | Dragoons |
| Colonel | Francis Baker |
| Area Raised | Shropshire? |
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| Field Armies | Garrison |
Obscure Royalist dragoons probably from Shropshire
Service History
1643
- Baker commissioned to raise a regiment of 1200 foot and dragoons
- Garrison Bishop's Castle?
Notes
Possibly from Shropshire? SEE BLACKS DOCQUETS. February 1643 commissioned to raise a Regiment of 1200 Foot and Dragoons. Possbly in Bishop[s Castle see Add. Mss. 18981 f.
Coats, Flags and Equipment
Notable Officers
Francis Baker
Officer List
- Colonel Francis Baker
- Captain Thomas Beck I.O. L + W Foot and Dragoons
- Quartermaster John Compton I.O. Salop.
A list of the regiment's officers is shown in Officers and Regiments of the Royalist Army by Stuart Reid (Partizan Press).
Strength
- 1200 intended to be raised but very unlikely to have materialized
