Philip Skippon Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Philip Skippon, based on 9 World History Database records associated with England.

9 records1642–16558 events4 places

Chronological biography

1642

Command of London Militia10 January 1642

Warfare / Civil War · Commander of London Trained Bands · London

Parliament appoints Skippon to command the London Trained Bands.

Commander of London Trained Bands10 January 1642

Warfare / Civil War · Earl · Commander of London Trained Bands · London

Parliament appoints Skippon commander of the London Trained Bands.

Mobilization10 August 1642

Warfare / Civil War · Earl · Commander of London Trained Bands · London

Skippon reviews London regiments at Finsbury Fields during Parliament's mobilisation.

London Militia at Turnham Green13 November 1642

Warfare / Civil War · Commander of London Trained Bands · Turnham Green

Skippon deploys the London Trained Bands within Parliament's larger defensive army.

Mobilization13 November 1642

Warfare / Civil War · Earl · Commander of London Trained Bands · Turnham Green

Skippon leads thousands of London militiamen to confront the Royalist army.

1644

Second Battle of Newbury27 October 1644

Warfare / Civil War · Major-General of Foot · Newbury

Skippon's infantry helps recover artillery lost earlier in Cornwall during Parliament's attack at Second Newbury.

1645

New Model Army AppointmentApril 1645

Warfare / Civil War · Major-General of Foot · London

Skippon becomes Major-General of Foot in the New Model Army and encourages experienced soldiers to enter the reorganised force.

Wounded at Naseby14 June 1645

Warfare / Civil War · Major-General of Foot · Naseby

Skippon is seriously wounded while commanding the New Model infantry but refuses to leave the field before victory is secured.

1655

Major-General for London1655

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

Takes a leading role in military administration around London

Titles and roles

Commander of London Trained Bands · Earl · Commander of London Trained Bands · Major General · Protectorate Officer · Major-General of Foot

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.