William Balfour Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for William Balfour, based on 3 World History Database records associated with England.

3 records1642–16423 events1 places

Chronological biography

1642

Parliamentarian Cavalry at Edgehill23 October 1642

Warfare / Civil War · Lieutenant-General of Parliamentarian Horse · Edgehill

Balfour commands Parliamentarian horse in the reserve at Edgehill.

Royal Standard Seized at Edgehill23 October 1642

Warfare / Civil War · Lieutenant-General of Parliamentarian Horse · Edgehill

Balfour's Parliamentarian cavalry temporarily captures the Royal Standard during the battle.

Royalist Infantry Counterattacked23 October 1642

Warfare / Civil War · Sir · Lieutenant-General of Parliamentarian Horse · Edgehill

Balfour leads reserve cavalry against the Royalist infantry and temporarily seizes the standard.

Titles and roles

Lieutenant-General of Parliamentarian Horse · Sir · Lieutenant-General of Parliamentarian Horse

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.