John Pickering (soldier)
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John Pickering parliamentarian: brother of Sir Gilbert Pickering
; of Gray's Inn, 1634; commanded a regiment in the Earl of Manchester's army
and in the New Model Army
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Gilbert Pickering
Sir Gilbert Pickering, 1st Baronet was a regicide, a member of the English Council of State during the Protectorate of Oliver Cromwell, and a member of Cromwell's Upper House.-Biography:...
; of Gray's Inn, 1634; commanded a regiment in the Earl of Manchester's army
Eastern Association
The Eastern Association of counties was a Parliamentarian or 'Roundhead' army during the English Civil War. It was formed from a number of pro-Parliamentary militias in the east of England in 1642, including a troop of cavalry led by Oliver Cromwell...
and in the New Model Army
New Model Army
The New Model Army of England was formed in 1645 by the Parliamentarians in the English Civil War, and was disbanded in 1660 after the Restoration...
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