Sir Francis Wortley’s Regiment of Dragoons
| Active | 1643 to 1644 |
| Country | England |
| Allegiance | Royalist |
| Conflicts | First Civil War |
| Type | Dragoons |
| Colonel | Sir Francis Wortley |
| Dudley Dudley | |
| Area Raised | |
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| Field Armies | |
Later Colonel Dud Dudley’s Regiment of Dragoons
Royalist regiment of dragoons serving in the Severn Valley and the North
Service History
1643
- May: Besieged in Worcester?
- November: Taking of Leek
1644
- June: Besieged at Wortley Hall?
Notes
Flags
Notable Officers
Sir Francis Wortley
Sir Francis Wortley was briefly famous as the first Royalist to draw his sword for the King, in April 1642. He was captured in 1644 and remained as a prisoner in London until his death in 1652. His son, another Francis Wortley, also served the King as a colonel until surrendering in 16451).
Colonel Dudley “Dud” Dudley
Previously officer in Wortley's horse.
Strength
See Also
Links
1)
The Old Service: Royalist regimental colonels and the Civil War, 1642-6 P.R. Newman, Manchester University Press, 1993. ISBN 0-7190-3752-2
