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| + | *January: Waggstaffe is captured by the Royalists, changes sides and is commissioned colonel | ||
| *February: Skirmish at Stratford | *February: Skirmish at Stratford | ||
| - | *April: Siege of Lichfield | + | *April: Siege of Lichfield, Waggestaffe wounded |
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| =====Notable Officers===== | =====Notable Officers===== | ||
| ====Sir Joseph Waggestaffe==== | ====Sir Joseph Waggestaffe==== | ||
| + | [[https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Wagstaffe|Sir Joseph Wagstaffe]], changed sides from the Parliamentarians in early 1643, having previously served as Lt Col of [[parliamentarian:foot-regiments:john-hampden|Colonel John Hampden’s Regiment of Foot]]. In 1644 he was appointed Major General of foot to Prince Maurice and in 1655 was the main leader of Penruddock's rising. | ||
| =====Strength===== | =====Strength===== | ||
| =====See Also====== | =====See Also====== | ||
| ===== Links ===== | ===== Links ===== | ||
