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John Lambert
John Lambert (c.1619–1684), a leading English Civil War general at Marston Moor and Preston, helped establish the Protectorate and served as a northe…
Timeline
- 1655–1657York · YorkshireFrom 1655 Lambert served as major-general for northern England, responsible for local security, Puritan moral policing and tax collection, the chief executor of Cromwell's Rule of the Major-Generals in the north, with his military and administrative influence at its peak.
- 1659–1660London · LondonIn 1659 Lambert opposed Richard Cromwell's rule, supported the restoration of the Rump Parliament and took part in a series of military demonstrations. When General Monk marched south to restore the monarchy he tried but failed to organize resistance, and was arrested in April 1660 on the eve of the Restoration, thereafter imprisoned until his death.
Sources
- Lambert, John (bap. 1619, d. 1684) — David Farr (2004) https://www.oxforddnb.com/display/10.1093/ref:odnb/9780198614128.001.0001/odnb-9780198614128-e-15953
- John Lambert https://www.britannica.com/biography/John-Lambert-English-general