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Parliament notices and army command given during troubled times
The report describes parliamentary proceedings granting Sir Willams Brereton command of forces in the Associated Counties to defend against Papists Irish rebels and their adherents. Brereton and retinue depart London to Chester, with references to Lyme siege conditions, Essex’s army movement from Oxford, and generals Maurice and Yorke in action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House of Commons
Willams Brereton
Couns
Chester
Shiows Brereton
Essex
Brererton
London
Lyme