12th August 1642
John Owen receives his commission to raise a regiment.
Sept - Nov 1642
Raising the regiment in North Wales and the Border.
2nd February 1643
Regiment, 800 strong, storms Cirencester. Later becomes part of the garrison there.
9th April 1643
With Prince Rupert at the Storming of Birmingham.
21st April 1643
Storming of Lichfield.
25th April 1643
Arrives late with Rupert's army at the Battle of Cheversham Bridge.
May - June 1643
Encamped at Culham near Abingdon. Receives issues of weapons and equipment from Oxford arsenals. Clothing issue.
24th July 1643
Marched out with the army for Bristol.
26th July 1643
Storming of Bristol with Grandison's Tertia. Owen leads the Tertia, Grandison being wounded. Owen is himself severely wounded.
10th August - 4th September 1643
At the siege of Gloucester, guarding the batteries at Llanthony Priory.
20th September 1643
1st Battle of Newbury. Sir Gilbert Gerrard's Tertia.
Autumn & Winter 1643
Garrisoned at Reading. Owen made Deputy Governor.
March 1644
Detachment of the Regiment serving under Col. Bolles, lost in heroic action at Alton church. Further Detachment serves under Sir George Lisle at the Battle of Cheriton.
29th June 1644
Battle of Cropredy Bridge, II Tertia under Sir George Lisle.
August - October 1644
Cornish Campaign. Battle of Lostwithiel, Battle of Castle Dore.
27th October 1644
2nd Battle of Newbury, 1st Tertia under Lisle at Shaw House beat off the Earl of Manchester's attacks.
Autumn & Winter 1644-45
Garrisoned at Faringdon.
17th December 1644
Col. Owen Knighted at Oxford and appointed Vice-Admiral of North Wales and Governor of Conwy.
29th April 1645
Oliver Cromwell's attempted assault on Faringdon thrown back with heavy losses by the garrison under Lt. Col. Roger Burgess of Owen's Regiment.
Early May 1645
Regiment joins field army as part of Lisle's Tertia, c200 strong.
30th May 1645
Storming of Leicester. Owen's Regiment storms by escalade.
14th June 1645
Battle of Naseby. Regiment destroyed with many dead and wounded. Survivors marched to London as prisoners.
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