Governors of the city of Worcester, England, include:
Name | Details |
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Sir John Byron | Commander of a Royalist military garrison for part of September 1642. [1] |
Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex | Commander-in-chief of the Parliamentary army, occupied the city on 24 September 1642 and remained there for about a month before marching off to the Battle of Edgehill (23 October 1642). [2] |
Colonel Thomas Essex | October–November 1642. [1] — Parliamentarian governor appointed by Parliament. [1] |
Sir William Russell | 1642–1643. [3] — Royalist governor |
Colonel Gilbert Gerard | December 1643 – beginning of 1646. [4] [a] — Royalist governor |
Colonel Samuel Sandys | Beginning of 1646. [1] [b] — Royalist governor (having been acting governor during the Siege of Worcester (1643)) |
Lord Astley | Royalist governor who had succeeded colonel Samuel Sandys, was taken prisoner and confined at Warwick. [7] |
Sir Henry Washington [7] [8] | Royalist governor during the Siege of Worcester (1646) at the end of the First Civil War |
Major-General Massey[ citation needed] | Parliamentarian governor |
Governors of the city of Worcester, England, include:
Name | Details |
---|---|
Sir John Byron | Commander of a Royalist military garrison for part of September 1642. [1] |
Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex | Commander-in-chief of the Parliamentary army, occupied the city on 24 September 1642 and remained there for about a month before marching off to the Battle of Edgehill (23 October 1642). [2] |
Colonel Thomas Essex | October–November 1642. [1] — Parliamentarian governor appointed by Parliament. [1] |
Sir William Russell | 1642–1643. [3] — Royalist governor |
Colonel Gilbert Gerard | December 1643 – beginning of 1646. [4] [a] — Royalist governor |
Colonel Samuel Sandys | Beginning of 1646. [1] [b] — Royalist governor (having been acting governor during the Siege of Worcester (1643)) |
Lord Astley | Royalist governor who had succeeded colonel Samuel Sandys, was taken prisoner and confined at Warwick. [7] |
Sir Henry Washington [7] [8] | Royalist governor during the Siege of Worcester (1646) at the end of the First Civil War |
Major-General Massey[ citation needed] | Parliamentarian governor |