Colonel Richard Turner’s Regiment of Horse

Later Colonel George Thompson’s, then Colonel Robert Thorpe’s, then Colonel Edward Popham’s, then Colonel George Starr’s Regiment of Horse

Parliamentarian horse serving briefly with Skippon, then with the Southern Association and lastly with the Western Association

• August: Commissioned to be raised in London
• September: Quartered at Windsor
• October: Occupation of Newport Pagnell
• November: Skirmish at Alderton
• November: Battle of Olney
• December: Storm of Grafton House

• Turner replaced by Thompson
• March: Battle of Cheriton
• Thompson replaced by Thorpe
• June: Battle of Cropredy Bridge (2 troops)
• July: Regiment at Northampton¹⁾
• September: Regiment at Shaftsbury²⁾
• October: Second Battle of Newbury (2 troops)
• December: Regiment at Petersfield Hampshire³⁾

• March: Skirmish at Trowbridge
• May: Thorpe replaced by Popham
• November: Popham replaced by Starr

• October: Disbanded

After Cheriton two troops were sent to reinforce Browne, leaving two troops with Waller. Around May 1645 Popham was given command of what had been Turner’s, according to Edward Massey's certificate of service for Captain Strachan of this regiment, the Colonel was Edward Popham (N.A. SP28/267/Part1/117), but Francis Popham has been proposed as Colonel by Laurence Spring.

Yellow under Turner, blue under Thompson

A list of officers is shown in Laurence Spring's Waller's Army, The Regiments of Sir William Waller's Southern Association The Pike and Shot Association 2007 ISBN 978-1-902768-34-2

Lost a leg at Cheriton

Edward Popham

• March 1644: 4 troops at Cheriton