Sir George Carteret’s Regiment of Foot

Royalist regiment of foot holding the Island of Jersey

• October: Defence of Jersey
• October: Besieged at Mount Orgueil Castle?
• October to December: Besieged at Elizabeth Castle?

At least two captains previously served in the Jersey Trained Bands, perhaps the regiment was in fact a Trained Band. Included a troop of horse.

A list of the regiment's officers is shown in Officers and Regiments of the Royalist Army by Stuart Reid (Partizan Press).

Sir George Carteret

From original research by Victor Judge aka BCW user 1642

• Colonel Sir George Carteret
• Sargeant Major George Collins Ment. I.O.

• Captain Sim. Canham I.O. L + W
• Captain Josua de Carteret (2)
• Captain Elias Dumaresq des Augres (1)
• Captain Robert Johnson I.O. L + W

• Lieutenant John Coates I.O. Cornwall

• Lieutenant William Blake I.O. L + W Horse

A list of the regiment's officers is also shown in Officers and Regiments of the Royalist Army by Stuart Reid (Partizan Press).

From original research by Victor Judge aka BCW user 1642

(1) SP Channel Islands Vol.9.No.15.

Captain of Trained band of Jersey for 26 years.

(2) SP23.72.809 Petition of Josua de Carteret of Jersey.

Served as Captain of Foot before the wars and continued so under the Governor.

His son Zouch de Carteret was captured in Worcestershire E.281.3 Capt. Of Horse

• Jersey Trained Bands