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Thomas Harrison Biography and Timeline

Follow Thomas Harrison through 8 dated historical records for England.

Thomas Harrison, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

8Distinct records
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1651–1660Years on this page

1651

Mobilization

Colonel · Warrington · Warfare / Civil War

Lambert & Harrison join south of Preston before the Scots join the Cheshire militia

Role range: 1642-1649

Battle of Warrington Bridge

Major General · Warrington · Warfare / Civil War

Harrison and Lambert attempt to slow Charles II's southward march at Warrington Bridge.

Role range: 1642-1651

Army Concentration at Warwick

Major General · Warwick · Warfare / Civil War

Harrison joins Cromwell, Lambert and Fleetwood as Parliamentarian forces concentrate at Warwick for the pursuit toward Worcester.

Role range: 1642-1651

Reinforcement March

Major General · Preston · Warfare / Civil War

Harrison marches south to combine his forces with Lambert, strengthening Parliament's effort to contain Charles II's invasion.

Role range: 1642-1651

Capture of Royalist Fugitives

Major General · Worcestershire · Warfare / Civil War

Harrison reports that pursuing Parliamentarian forces have captured about fourteen hundred Royalist horse and foot after Worcester.

Role range: 1642-1651

Pursuit of Royalists

Major General · Worcestershire · Warfare / Civil War

Harrison leads thousands of Parliamentarian troops in pursuit of Royalist fugitives fleeing north from Worcester.

Role range: 1642-1651

1655

Major-General for Wales

Major General · Protectorate Officer · Wales · Government / Major-Generals

Associated with major-general administration in Wales and western districts

Role range: 1655-1656

1660

Execution

Major General · Regicide · Charing Cross · Government / Restoration

Executed as one of the regicides after the Restoration.

Role range: 1616-1660

Records, sources and methodology

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