John Okey Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for John Okey, based on 4 World History Database records associated with England.

4 records1645–16454 events3 places

Chronological biography

1645

New Model Dragoon RegimentApril 1645

Warfare / Civil War · Colonel of Dragoons · London

Okey receives command of the New Model Army's dragoon regiment as Parliament forms its national field army.

Battle of Naseby14 June 1645

Warfare / Civil War · Colonel · Naseby

Commands the Dragoons of the Parliamentary Army during a victory against the Royalists

Sulby Hedges at Naseby14 June 1645

Warfare / Civil War · Colonel of Dragoons · Naseby

Okey's dragoons use the hedges on the Parliamentarian flank to fire on Royalist cavalry during the Battle of Naseby.

Capture of Bath30 July 1645

Warfare / Civil War · Colonel · Bath

Captures Bath from the Royalists

Titles and roles

Colonel · Colonel of Dragoons

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.