Sir Edward Stradling’s Regiment of Foot
| Flag Illustration |  1) |
| Active | 1642-1644 |
| Country | Wales |
| Allegiance | Royalist |
| Conflicts | First Civil War |
| Type | Foot |
| Colonel | Sir Edward Stradling |
| John Stradling | |
| Thomas Stradling | |
| Area Raised | Glamorgan |
| Coat Colour | Red or Blue |
| Flag Colour | Blue |
| Flag Design | White Cinquefoils |
| Field Armies | Oxford |
Later Colonel John Stradling's, then Colonel Thomas Stradling's Regiment of Foot
Royalist regiment of foot of the Oxford Army raised in Glamorgan
Service History
1642
- 23rd October: Battle of Edgehill
- 13th November: Standoff at Turnham Green
- 9th December: Garrison of Reading
1643
- May: Quartered at Culham Camp
- 26th July: Storm of Bristol
- August to September: Siege of Gloucester
- 20th September: First Battle of Newbury
- December: Battle of Alton Church (det)?
1644
- March: Battle of Cheriton (det)
- April: Mustered at Aldbourne Chase
- June: Battle of Cropredy Bridge
- August: Battle of Lostwithiel
- October: Second Battle of Newbury
Notes
Coats, Flags and Equipment
Clad in either all red or all blue suits of coats, breeches and montero hats in July 1643 along with the other Royalist foot regiments then in Oxford 2).
Notable Officers
Sir Edward Stradling
John Stradling
Thomas Stradling
Strength
- April 1644: 264 at Reading
- April 1644: At Aldbourne Chase mustered 8 Captains, 9 Lieutenants, 10 Ensigns, 10 Gentlemen, 21 Sergeants, 29 Corporals, 18 Drummers, 246 Soldiers 3)
See Also
Links
1)
Flag image by kind permission of Wargames Designs
2)
ECW Flags and Colours 1: English Foot, Stuart Peachey & Les Prince 1990, Partizan Press ISBN:0946525846
3)
British Library Harleian ms 986.
