Colonel Degory Collins’ Regiment of Foot
Active | 1646 |
Country | England |
Allegiance | Royalist |
Conflicts | First Civil War |
Type | Foot |
Colonel | Degory Collins |
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Field Armies | Hopton 1646 |
Royalist regiment of foot serving with Hopton in the west in 1646
Service History
1646
- February: Battle of Torrington
- March to April: Besieged at St Michael’s Mount
Notes
Colonel Collins, Lt.Col Phillips and Sgt. Maj. Harsall with 200 men were sent to reinforce Sir Arthur Bassett at St. Michaels Mount in mid 1646.
Coats, Flags and Equipment
Notable Officers
Degory Collins
Colonel Degory Collins died in 1672 and is buried in Westminster Abbey. He served from the Isle de Rhe expedition of 1627 and was a professional soldier.
Officer List
Original research by Victor Judge aka '1642'
- Colonel Degory Collins
- Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Collins
- Captain John Burgesse