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Born c.1598 • England
Died September 19, 1668 • London • England
Political Affiliation Roundhead
Role In English Civil Wars • First English Civil War
Oliver Cromwell
Oliver Cromwell
English statesman
John Lambert
John Lambert
English general
George Monck, detail of an oil painting after S. Cooper, c. 1660; in the National Portrait Gallery, London
George Monck, 1st duke of Albemarle
British general
Sir Thomas Fairfax
Thomas Fairfax, 3rd Baron Fairfax
English general
Robert Devereux, 3rd earl of Essex
English noble
Robert Walker: Henry Ireton
Henry Ireton
British statesman
Edward Montagu, 2nd earl of Manchester
Edward Montagu, 2nd earl of Manchester
British general
Ferdinando Fairfax, 2nd Baron Fairfax
English general
Thomas Rainborow
English soldier
G. Glover, after Edward Bower: John Pym
John Pym
English statesman
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, William Cavendish, 1st duke of
William Cavendish, 1st duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne
English commander
Henry Wilmot, 1st earl of Rochester
English noble
James Stanley, 7th earl of Derby
English commander
John Byron, 1st Baron Byron
English Cavalier
Baron Hopton of Stratton, detail of a portrait by an unknown artist; in the National Portrait Gallery, London
Ralph Hopton, Baron Hopton
English commander
Ulick Burke, marquess and 5th earl of Clanricard
Irish noble
Charles Fleetwood
English general
Robert Rich, 2nd Earl of Warwick, engraving
Robert Rich, 2nd earl of Warwick
English colonial administrator
Spencer Compton, 2nd earl of Northampton
English earl
Thomas Wentworth, earl of Cleveland
English noble