Colonel Richard Bagot’s Regiment of Foot

Later Colonel Harvey Bagot’s Regiment of Foot

Royalist regiment of foot in garrison at Lichfield, elements serving with Prince Rupert in 1644 and the Oxford Army in 1645

• January: Taking of Burton on Trent?
• March: Battle of Cotes Bridge
• March: Battle of Newark
• August: Skirmish at Burton on Trent?

• May: Storm of Leicester
• June: Battle of Naseby
• August: Storm of Huntingdon
• September: Battle of Rowton Heath?
• October: Unknown but a detachment 3 Officers and 79 men “marched out”
• December: Relief (attempted) of Chester

• March to July: Besieged at Lichfield Close

Bagot's regiment formed the Royalist garrison of Lichfield from 1644 and soon gained a reputation as prolific skirmishers and plunderers. Although serving at a number of major battles, they appear to have maintained part of the regiment in garrison at Lichfield throughout.

Coat colour unknown. They carried blue flags with gold star devices in May 1645²⁾, noted by Symonds as Bagott's foot colors: Azure, a mullet or, on a canton a cross the flags are occasionally erroneously shown as purple in some publications.

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

Governor of Lichfield, he led the regiment at Naseby but was seriously wounded. He retreated to Lichfield where he died a month later of his wounds. He is buried in Lichfield Cathedral where his memorial can be seen in the south aisle of the choir.Bagot family ODNB.

Took command after his brother's death on 7 July 1645 Bagot family ODNB.

• 19 August 1645: Detachment of 150 men under Harvey Bagot with the King at Doncaster³⁾
• 11 October 1645: 397 men plus 68 NCOs, Drummers (including a Drum Major in the Colonel's Company), etc. and 16 Officers, in 7 companies + Captain Zachariah Turnpenny's “Citizen Company” (3 Officers, other strength unknown)
• 20 October 1645: 322 men plus 58 NCOs, Drummers (including a Drum Major in the Colonel's Company), etc. and ? Officers, in 7 companies + Captain Zachariah Turnpenny's “Citizen Company” (3 Officers, other strength unknown)
• 1 November 1645: 427 men plus 68 NCOs, Drummers (including a Drum Major in the Colonel's Company), etc. and ? Officers, in 7 companies + Captain Zachariah Turnpenny's “CitizenCompany” (3 Officers, other strength unknown)
• 26 November 1645: 386 men plus 71 NCOs, Drummers (including a Drum Major in the Colonel's Company), etc. and ? Officers, in 7 companies + Captain Zachariah Turnpenny's “Citizen Company” (3 Officers, other strength unknown)
• 24 December 1645: 353 men plus 76 NCOs, Drummers (including a Drum Major in the Colonel's Company and a “gunsmith” in each company), etc. and ? Officers, in 7 companies + Captain Zachariah Turnpenny's “Citizen Company” (2 Officers, other strength unknown)

Colonel Richard Bagot’s Regiment of Horse

• Colonel Richard Bagot's regiment are re-enacted by Richard Bagot hys Regiment of Foot of the Sealed Knot.
• Bagot family ODNB