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James Ussher’s Regiment of Dragoons
| Active | 1642-1646 |
| Country | England |
| Allegiance | Royalist |
| Conflicts | First Civil War |
| Type | Dragoons |
| Foot | |
| Colonel | James Ussher |
| Sir Henry Washington | |
| Area Raised | |
| Coat Colour | |
| Flag Colour | |
| Flag Design | |
| Field Armies | Oxford 1642-3 |
| Rupert 1644 | |
Later Sir Henry Washington’s Regiment of Dragoons, also known as Prince Maurice’s Regiment of Dragoons
Regiment of dragoons that fought as part of the Oxford Army, on York March, then converted to a foot regiment in the garrison of Worcester
Service History
1642
- August: Repulse from Coventry
- September: Battle of Powick Bridge
- October: Battle of Edgehill
- December: Storm of Marlborough
- December: Quartered at Burford
1643
- January: Skirmish at Burford?
- February: Storm of Cirencester
- April: Storm of Birmingham
- April: Siege of Lichfield
- April: Battle of Caversham Bridge
- June: Skirmish at Chinnor
- June: Battle of Chalgrove Field
- June: Raid on West Wycombe
- July: Storm of Bristol
- August to September: Siege of Gloucester
1644
- May: Storm of Stockport
- July: Battle of Marston Moor?
- September: Skirmish at Montgomery
- September: Battle of Montgomery Castle
1645
- April: Storm of Ledbury
- December: Skirmish at Abberley?
1646
- May to July: Besieged in Worcester
Notes
Coats and Flags
Notable Officers
James Ussher
Sir Henry Washington
Prince Maurice
Prince Maurice seems to have been honorary Colonel
Strength
See Also
Links
The regiment is re-enacted by Prince Maurice's Dragoones, a regiment of the Sealed Knot.
