John Reynolds (soldier)
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Sir John Reynolds was a soldier in the English Civil War
and during the Commonwealth. He was lost at sea returning from action in Flanders.
Reynolds was may have been a member of the Middle Temple
. He joined the parliamentary army, and in 1648 he commanded a regiment of horse. He took part in the Cromwellian conquest of Ireland
. He was a member of the Irish Parliament for Galway and Mayo in 1654 and Waterford and Tipperary in 1656. He was knighted in 1655. In 1657 he commanded the English force which cooperated with the French in Flanders in the Anglo-Spanish War
. Reynolds was lost at sea in December 1657. On 7 December, Admiral Richard Stayner reported that the Half Moon had arrived from Mardyke but the accompanying pink
containing Reynolds and Francis White
had been lost and a trunk washed up containing White's personal letters. They were lost about the Goodwin Sands
. John Thurloe
wrote the "loss is to be much lamented, they being very worthy persons and of great use." .
English Civil War
The English Civil War was a series of armed conflicts and political machinations between Parliamentarians and Royalists...
and during the Commonwealth. He was lost at sea returning from action in Flanders.
Reynolds was may have been a member of the Middle Temple
Middle Temple
The Honourable Society of the Middle Temple, commonly known as Middle Temple, is one of the four Inns of Court exclusively entitled to call their members to the English Bar as barristers; the others being the Inner Temple, Gray's Inn and Lincoln's Inn...
. He joined the parliamentary army, and in 1648 he commanded a regiment of horse. He took part in the Cromwellian conquest of Ireland
Cromwellian conquest of Ireland
The Cromwellian conquest of Ireland refers to the conquest of Ireland by the forces of the English Parliament, led by Oliver Cromwell during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms. Cromwell landed in Ireland with his New Model Army on behalf of England's Rump Parliament in 1649...
. He was a member of the Irish Parliament for Galway and Mayo in 1654 and Waterford and Tipperary in 1656. He was knighted in 1655. In 1657 he commanded the English force which cooperated with the French in Flanders in the Anglo-Spanish War
Anglo-Spanish War (1654)
The Anglo-Spanish War was a conflict between the English Protectorate of Oliver Cromwell and Spain, between 1654 and 1660. It was caused by commercial rivalry. Each side attacked the other's commercial and colonial interests in various ways such as privateering and naval expeditions. In 1655, an...
. Reynolds was lost at sea in December 1657. On 7 December, Admiral Richard Stayner reported that the Half Moon had arrived from Mardyke but the accompanying pink
Pink (ship)
A pink is one of two different types of ship.The first was a small, flat-bottomed ship with a narrow stern; the name derived from the Italian word pinco. It was used primarily in the Mediterranean Sea as a cargo ship....
containing Reynolds and Francis White
Francis White (soldier)
Francis White was an English soldier and politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1656. He died at sea after serving in Flanders....
had been lost and a trunk washed up containing White's personal letters. They were lost about the Goodwin Sands
Goodwin Sands
The Goodwin Sands is a 10-mile-long sand bank in the English Channel, lying six miles east off Deal in Kent, England. The Brake Bank lying shorewards is part of the same geological unit. As the shoals lie close to major shipping channels, more than 2,000 ships are believed to have been wrecked...
. John Thurloe
John Thurloe
John Thurloe was a secretary to the council of state in Protectorate England and spymaster for Oliver Cromwell.-Life:...
wrote the "loss is to be much lamented, they being very worthy persons and of great use." .