Colonel Arthur Radford’s Regiment of Foot
| Active | 1644 to 1646? |
| Country | Dorset |
| Allegiance | Royalist |
| Conflicts | First Civil War? |
| Type | Foot |
| Colonel | Arthur Radford |
| Area Raised | Dorset |
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| Field Armies | Garrison |
Royalist regiment of foot from Dorset
Service History
1644
- Garrison at Sturminster Castle
- Summer: Evacuate on the approach of Essex's army
1645
1646
- June: Radford compounds on Exeter articles
Notes
Coats, Flags and Equipment
Notable Officers
Arthur Radford
Of Develish, Dorset
Officer Lists
From original research by Victor Judge aka BCW user '1642'
- Colonel Arthur Radford
- Lieutenant Colonel John Dirdo
- Lieutenant Morgan Cave I.O. Dorset to Lt. Col. Dirdo
- Lieutenant Clifford Hussy I.O. Dorset
- Lieutenant Henry Willys I.O. Somerset
Contemporary References
From original research by Victor Judge aka BCW user '1642
Here Lieth the body of John Dirdo Gent. Who died the 27th December 1691
Arthur Radford Colonel for the King summoned the County to appear at Sturminster for raising souldiers, Robert Busbridge was sat at the Table with him.
Busbridge secretly took bribes of between 5 and 10 shillings to strike out certain mens names from the list to be soldiers under Radford.
The Regiment were in garrison at Sturminster Castle with Radford as Governor but left the Castle in 1644 upon the advance of the Parliamentary Army.
