John Desborough Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for John Desborough, based on 5 World History Database records associated with England.

5 records1642–16555 events4 places

Chronological biography

1642

Quartermaster28 August 1642

Warfare / Civil War · Quartermaster to Oliver Cromwell · London

Desborough serves as quartermaster to Cromwell's newly raised troop of horse.

1654

Western Design Committee1654

Warfare / Western Design · Major General · Protectorate Councillor · London

Supervises logistical planning for Cromwell's Caribbean expedition

Parliamentary ManagementSeptember 1654

Government / Protectorate Parliament · Major General · Protectorate Councillor · Westminster

Supports Cromwellian interests during the Protectorate Parliament

1655

Commander of Western Counties1655

Government / Government of England · Major General · Commander Of Western Counties · Western England

Appointed commander over the Western counties under the Rule of the Major-Generals

Interregnum1655

House / House of Stewart · Major General · Major General · South West England

Desborough governed several counties under the military system of major-generals.

Titles and roles

Major General · Commander Of Western Counties · Major General · Major General · Major General · Protectorate Councillor · Quartermaster to Oliver Cromwell

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.