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Commander in Chief

England · Warfare / Civil War. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

3Records
1645–1651Date range
3Named people
1Places

Chronological records

1645

Thomas Goring Norwich, 1st11 March 1645

Warfare / Civil War

Goring gets a commission as Commander in Chief of all western forces and so can only receive orders directly from the King

1650

Oliver Cromwell26 June 1650

London · Warfare / Civil War

Succeeds Fairfax as captain-general and commander in chief before the Scottish campaign.

1651

Charles II1 January 1651

London · Warfare / Civil War

Appointed Commander in Chief, Scottish Army

Names involved

Charles IIOliver CromwellThomas Goring Norwich, 1st

Provenance

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