Charles Cavendish (general, died 1643)
He was second son of William Cavendish, 2nd Earl of Devonshire and his wife Christiana, born on 30 May 1620, and named after King Charles I of England, his godfather.At the battle of Edgehill he distinguished himself and was given the command of the Duke of York's troop left vacant by the death of George Stewart, 9th Seigneur d'Aubigny.He then established himself at Newark; active against the parliamentarians, he was requested by the king's commissioners for Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire as commander-in-chief, and took on the forces of those two counties, with the rank of colonel-general.On 23 March 1643 he captured Grantham with the aid of a large force drawn from Newark under the command of Colonel Sir John Henderson,[1] and on 11 April defeated the younger Hotham at Ancaster, threatening to break-out into the eastern association area.He received the queen Henrietta Maria at Newark, and escorted her part of her way to Oxford, taking Burton-on-Trent by assault during the march, 2 July 1643.
battle of GainsboroughWilliam Cavendish, 2nd Earl of DevonshireChristianaKing Charles I of EnglandPrince of OrangeFirst English Civil WarLord Bernard Stuartbattle of EdgehillDuke of YorkGeorge Stewart, 9th Seigneur d'AubignyNewarkNottinghamshireLincolnshireGranthamColonel Sir John HendersonAncasterHenrietta MariaOxfordBurton-on-TrentGainsboroughOliver CromwellJames Berrypublic domainDictionary of National Biography