Civil War Years
On the outbreak of the English Civil War he joined the army and became captain in Colonel Harley's regiment of the New Model Army in 1645.
He was a member of the deputation which on 6 July 1647 brought up the charge against the eleven members. He was active in bringing King Charles I to trial and signed the death warrant. In 1649, he received an honorary M.A. at Oxford.
He distinguished himself at the Battle of Dunbar, commanding a regiment there and at the Battle of Worcester.
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