Lord Hopton’s Regiment of Dragoons
Active | 1642- |
Country | England |
Allegiance | Royalist |
Conflicts | First Civil War |
Type | Dragoons |
Colonel | Lord Hopton |
Area Raised | Somerset |
Flag Colour | |
Flag Design | |
Field Armies | Hopton 1642-3 |
Dragoons raised by Hopton, originally a single troop. Served in the West Country
Service History
1642
- September: Besieged at Sherborne Castle
- September: Skirmish at Babylon Hill
- October: Taking of Launceston
1643
- January: Battle of Braddock Down?
- April: Battle of Beacon Hill?
- April: Battle of Sourton Down
- May: Battle of Stratton
- July: Battle of Lansdown
- July: Besieged in Devizes
- July: Storm of Bristol?
- October: Storm of Winchester
1644
- March: Battle of Cheriton
1645
- July: Battle of Langport?
Notes
Coats and Flags
Notable Officers
Lord Hopton
Strength
- 1 company of dragoons attached to Hopton's horse at Cheriton