Sir Hugh Cholmley’s Regiment of Foot
| Active | 1643 to 1646 |
| Country | England |
| Allegiance | Parliamentarian |
| Royalist | |
| Conflicts | First Civil War |
| Type | Foot |
| Colonel | Sir Hugh Cholmley |
| Toby Jenkins | |
| Area Raised | Yorkshire |
| Flag Colour | |
| Flag Design | |
| Field Armies | Newcastle 1643 |
Later Colonel Toby Jenkins’ Regiment of Foot
Parliamentarian garrison of Scarborough in the First Civil War that changed sides to the Royalists
Service History
1643
- Parliamentarian garrison of Scarborough
- January: Skirmish at Guisborough
- March: Defect to the Royalists
- May: Stormed at Wakefield
- September to October: Siege of Hull
1644
- February to July 1645: Besieged at Scarborough
- May: Besieged at Buttercrambe Castle? (det?)
- June: Raid Buttercrambe Castle
1645
- February: Loss of Scarborough town
- July: Surrender of Scarborough Castle
- November to May 1646: Besieged in Newark
1646
- May: Surrender of Newark
Notes
Flags
Notable Officers
Sir Hugh Cholmley
Sir Hugh Cholmley or Cholmeley, he went abroad after surrendering Scarborough.
January 1643 Garrison at Scarborough Foot
E.85.17
Colonel Sir Hugh Cholmley Lieutenant Colonel Lancelot Alured Sargeant Major George Orme Captain Browne Bushell Captain John Colborne Captain Richard Medley Captain John Ledgard
Parliament
Lieutenant Colonel Lancelot Alured (2) Sargeant Major George Orme (2) Captain Browne Bushell (2) Captain John Colborne (2) Captain John Legard (2) Captain Richard Medley (2) Captain Frederick Haburne (1) Captain John Fullerton (1) Captain William Bellfoord (1) Captain George Sterling (1) Captain John Montaig (1) Captain Robert Hambleton (1) Captain Robert Gurdon (1) Lieutenant John Ratteriffe (1) Ensign James Bowmham (1)
(1) Scarborough records 1640-1661 edited by M.Y.Ashcroft MIC.1358/1494 Court Book October 1642-November 1644 23.2.1642/3 List of Military Officers who ‘take the oath of Aleagence.’
(2) E.85.17 Newes from York being a true relation of the proceedings of Sir Hugh Cholmley since his coming to Scarborough: with the reasons why he did not march to Tadcaster,as was desired by the Lord Fairfax. COPY LETTER
Parliament Capt. Nuttie of his Regt killed.
Royalist Regiment
Lieutenant Colonel William Blakiston Ment. I.O.
Sargeant Major Thomas Crompton MIC.1320/937
Captain James Cholmly I.O. Durham Captain Richard Cholmly (2) Captain James Denton I.O. Northumb. Captain John Garrett Ment. I.O. Captain Richard Legerd (3) + I.O. L + W Captain Ruddock (1) Captain Sheafe Ment. I.O. Captain William Turner (4) Captain Cholmly Wright I.O. Durham
Lieutenant John Banks I.O. York. to Capt. Sheafe Lieutenant John Collingson I.O. York. To Capt.Jam. Cholmly Lieutenant William Farside I.O. York. To Lt. Col. Blakiston
Ensign Daniel Cliffe I.O. York. To Capt. Garrett
Quartermaster Arthur Graham I.O. York.
Captain Richard Legard Captain Wickham Lieutenant Gower THOMAS GOWER E.294.17 SURRENDER OF SCARB. THOMAS CROMPTON DITTO RICHARD LEGERD DITTO
(1) MIC.1320/929 Item. Paid to Capt. Cholmley 17.2. which he paid over to Capt. Ruddock. (1) MIC.1320/937 Financial accounts August 1643 Pay the Gunners viztdt Captain Ruddocks men
(2) MIC.1320/931 To Capt. Rich. Cholmly by direction from Capt. James Cholmly £10.0.0
(3) MIC.1320/937 February 1644 Capt. Richard Legard asked for £30 per week for the 300 souldiers in the Castle and to choose 100 more men to defend the Town. (4) MIC.1320/993 Note from James Cholmly to Mr. Clarke 9.1.1643/4 ‘My Colonells pleasure is that you should furnish Capt. Tornore with 50 muskets and bandaliers (4) MIC.1320/996 Receipt Wm. Turner 30 muskets and 30 bandaliers. 5.1.1643/4
Colonel Toby Jenkins
Presumably led the remnants of the regiment to Newark.
