Colonel Francis Cooke’s Regiment of Foot
| Flag Illustration 1 | 1) |
| Active | 1643-1644 |
| Country | England |
| Allegiance | Royalist |
| Conflicts | First Civil War |
| Type | Foot |
| Colonel | Francis Cooke |
| Area Raised | |
| Coat Colour | White? |
| Flag Colour | Blue |
| Flag Design | White plates |
| Field Armies | Hopton 1643-4 |
| Oxford 1644 |
Royalist regiment of foot serving with Hopton, then the Oxford Army
Service History
1643
- December: Skirmish at Romsey
1644
- March: Battle of Cheriton
- June: Battle of Cropredy Bridge
- August: Battle of Lostwithiel
- October: Second Battle of Newbury
- December: Loss of Salisbury
Notes
Coats, Flags and Equipment
Possibly white-coated in April 1644; Cooke's carried blue flags differenced by white plates at Aldbourne Chase as noted by Symonds 2) 3).
Notable Officers
Colonel Francis Cooke
Cooke's father, Thomas Cooke of Essex, raised a regiment for Parliament and the two were never reconciled, Francis being killed at the Siege of Colchester in 1648.
Officer Lists
From original research by Victor Judge aka BCW user 1642
Contemporary References
Marchant's Pension
A pension of 40/- was granted to John Marchant, imprest for a soldier in the King's service under Capt. Penruddock and Col. Cooke, who was maimed in the last fight near Winchester by the treading of horses upon him.
Wiltshire records
Victor writes: I managed to visit the Record Office but my notes are brief as it was a short visit, see below.
Wiltshire Record Office Trinity 1661
Gyles Smallon of North Bradley pressed by Henry Kippinge tythingman and served under Captain Edward Penruddock as a foot soldier, served from beginning Alford fight, into Bristol and listed under Captain Painter in his Majesties Garrison at Berkeley Castle.
