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.
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.