Sir William Crofts’ Regiment of Foot
| Active | 1644 to 1645 |
| Country | England |
| Allegiance | Royalist |
| Conflicts | First Civil War |
| Type | Foot |
| Colonel | Sir William Crofts |
| Robert Crofts | |
| Area Raised | Herefordshire? |
| Coat Colour | |
| Flag Colour | |
| Flag Design | |
| Field Armies | Garrison |
Probably later Colonel Robert Crofts' Regiment of Foot
Royalist foot serving on the Welsh marches
Service History
1644
- Quartered in Ludlow?
1645
- June: Battle of Winstanstow Sir William Crofts killed
Notes
Flags and Equipment
Notable Officers
Sir William Crofts
Of Yarpole, Hereford, he was killed at Winstanstow. Not to be confused with the courtier Sir William Crofts of Suffolk.
Robert Crofts
Brother of Sir William, possibly served as Lt Col to his brother and later Colonel.
Officer List
From original research by Victor Judge aka BCW user 1642.
- Colonel Sir William Crofts
- Colonel Robert Crofts
- Lieutenant Colonel Robert Crofts? (Robert Crofts was possibly Lt. Colonel to his brother William Crofts)
- Sargeant Major (John) Bingley 1)
- Captain Francis Blunt 2) + I.O. Herefords.
- Captain Humphrey Cornwall 3) + Ment. I.O
- Captain William Hughes I.O. Gloucs.
- Captain John Morgan I.O. Herefords.
- Captain Lambert Saul Ment. I.O.
- Captain Francis Walker 4) + Ment. I.O.
- Captain Gregory Wall 5) + Ment. I.O.
- Captain Winne 6)
- Lieutenant Benjamin Buckly I.O. Salop. to Capt. Walker
- Lieutenant Evan Owens I.O. Worcs. to Capt. Saul
- Lieutenant William Tayler7) I.O. Herefords. to Capt. Morgan
- Lieutenant William Tyler8) I.O. Herefords.
- Lieutenant Bartholomew Wall I.O. Herefords. to Capt. Wall
- Ensign Francis Brace I.O. Herefords. to Capt. Cornwall
- Ensign Charles Hughes I.O. L + W to Capt. Wall
- Ensign Henry Pitt I.O. Herefords. to Capt. Blunt
- Ensign William Matthews I.O. Herefords. to Capt. Hughes
A list of the regiment's officers is also shown in Officers and Regiments of the Royalist Army by Stuart Reid (Partizan Press).
Ludlow documents
LB7/2162
March 1645: Major Bingley, Captain Cornewall, Captain Blunt, Captain Wall, Captain Wise - found to be from Colonel Robert Crofts Foot Regiment.LB/2162 Shrewsbury Record Office Ludlow Billetting Documents PC110043.JPG. This is faded in part but appears to be a 1644 document.
