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Naval Command

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

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1648

Thomas RainsboroughMay 1648

The Downs · Warfare / Civil War

Rainsborough receives naval command as Parliament confronts unrest and Royalist sympathy within sections of the fleet.

Names involved

Thomas Rainsborough

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