pɹəmˈoʊɾᵻd kˈɜːnəl ɪn fˈɛbɹuːˌɛɹi wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɪkshˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi θɹˈiː, hiː ɹˈeɪzd ɐ kˈævəlɹi ɹˈɛdʒɪmənt wˌɪtʃ lˈeɪɾɚ fˈɔːɹmd pˈɑːɹt ʌvðɪ ˈɛksɪɾɚ ænd bˈɑːɹnsteɪpəl ɡˈæɹɪsənz, wɪð hɪz jˈʌŋɡɚ bɹˈʌðɚ dʒˈeɪmz æz luːtˈɛnənt kˈɜːnəl.
Promoted colonel in February 1643, he raised a cavalry regiment which later formed part of the Exeter and Barnstaple garrisons, with his younger brother James as lieutenant colonel.