Colonel Brutus Buck’s Regiment of Foot
| Active | 1643 |
| Country | England |
| Allegiance | Royalist |
| Conflicts | First Civil War |
| Type | Foot |
| Colonel | Brutus Buck |
| Area Raised | Devon and Somerset |
| Coat Colour | Blue?? |
| Flag Colour | |
| Flag Design | |
| Field Armies | Hopton 1643 |
Royalist Regiment of Foot forming part of the Marquis of Hertford’s reinforcement for Hopton in 1643
Service History
1643
- July: Battle of Lansdown
- July: Besieged at Devizes
- July: Storm of Bristol, Buck killed
- July: Likely went to form Lord Hopton’s Regiment of Foot
Notes
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Notable Officers
A list of the regiment's officers is shown in Officers and Regiments of the Royalist Army by Stuart Reid (Partizan Press).
Colonel Brutus Buck
Sergeant-Major Brutus Buck fought at Cadiz and Rhe (others?) under Sir Harry Spry.
15th February 1641, Captain of Sandown Fort on the Isle of Wight. Perhaps earlier?
Named for service in Ireland as a Lieutenant-Colonel under the President of Munster. Accepted appointment to the King’s Commission of Array in Hampshire as Colonel.
Fought at Stratton.
Killed at the storm of Bristol 26th July 1643.
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