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William Waller. Sir William Waller JP (c. 1598 – 19 September 1668) was an English soldier and politician, who commanded Parliamentarian armies during the First English Civil War. Elected MP for Andover to the Long Parliament in 1640, Waller relinquished his military positions under the Self-denying Ordinance in 1645.
15 de abr. de 2024 · First English Civil War. Sir William Waller (born c. 1598, Knole, Kent, Eng.—died Sept. 19, 1668, London) was a leading Parliamentary commander in southern England during the first three years of the Civil War (1642–51). Waller fought for Bohemia in the early campaigns of the Thirty Years’ War (1618–48) and was knighted in 1622.
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On 13 September 1643, the English Parliament ordered Major General William Waller to muster forces for the "protection" of Hampshire County. [11] . In November, he was given control of forces stationed in Farnham, a major Parliamentary staging ground, in order to take control of Kent, Surrey, Sussex and Hampshire.
Overview. William Waller. (1598—1668) parliamentarian army officer. Quick Reference. (1598–1668). MP and parliamentary general during the Civil War. Educated at Magdalen Hall, Oxford, and Gray's Inn, Waller saw military service on the continent during the Thirty Years War.
29 de may. de 2018 · Waller, Sir William (1598–1668). MP and parliamentary general during the Civil War. Educated at Magdalen Hall, Oxford, and Gray's Inn, Waller saw military service on the continent during the Thirty Years War. He was elected to the Long Parliament, commissioned colonel under Essex, and later major-general for the region around ...
Hace 5 días · Politician and Soldier. Sir William Waller, Parliamentary General, died on 19th September 1668 at Osterley House and was buried in the New (or Broadway) Chapel at Westminster, an overflow burial ground for St Margaret's Church Westminster.
24 de feb. de 2023 · William Waller. by Luisa Feb 24, 2023. Sir William Waller was an English soldier and politician, who commanded the Parliamentarian armies during the First English Civil War. Although deeply religious and a devout Puritan, he belonged to the moderate Presbyterian faction.
