Earl of Carbery’s Regiment of Foot
Active | 1643 to 1644 |
Country | Wales |
Allegiance | Royalist |
Conflicts | First Civil War |
Type | Foot |
Colonel | Earl of Carbery |
Area Raised | West Wales |
Coat Colour | Red? |
Flag Colour | |
Flag Design | |
Field Armies |
Royalist regiment of foot raised and serving in South-West Wales
Service History
1643
- August: Taking of Tenby
1644
- February: Loss of Trefloyne?
- March: Loss of Haverfordwest
- March: Besieged at Tenby?
Notes
Carbery raised two regiments of foot, the other was sent to reinforce the Oxford army under his brother, Sir Henry Vaughan.
Coats, Flags
The Parliamentarians captured 100 new red coats at Haverfordwest in 1644, possibly belonging to Carbery's regiment.
Notable Officers
A list of the regiment's officers is shown in Officers and Regiments of the Royalist Army by Stuart Reid (Partizan Press).
Earl of Carbery
Richard Vaughan, Earl of Carbery was commander in South West Wales from 1643 to early 1644.