Sir Richard Cave was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons

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  in 1640. He fought on the Royalist side in the English Civil War

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 and was killed at the Battle of Naseby

Battle of Naseby

The Battle of Naseby was the key battle of the first English Civil War. On 14 June 1645, the main army of King Charles I was destroyed by the Parliamentarian New Model Army commanded by Sir Thomas Fairfax and Oliver Cromwell.-The Campaign:...

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Cave was the son of Thomas Cave of St Helens Worcester and his wife Katherine Jones, daughter of Walter Jones of Witney, Oxfordshire.He received the support of Prince Rupert

Prince Rupert of the Rhine

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 and in November 1640 was elected Member of Parliament

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 for Lichfield

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 in the Long Parliament

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. He was disabled from sitting in parliament in 1642 for supporting the King.

Cave became Governor of Hereford Castle

Hereford Castle

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 after the Royalists re-captured the town in 1642, but on 25 April 1643, the Parliamentarian forces under General Waller

William Waller

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 attacked Hereford and found little opposition. Waller demanded the surrender of the City, and a £3000 ransom, and imposed fines on the citizens instead of plunder. Cave was court-marshalled for the surrender of the City but he explained how reluctant the citizens had been to help with the defence and was acquitted. Cave subsequently fought at the Battle of Naseby

Battle of Naseby

The Battle of Naseby was the key battle of the first English Civil War. On 14 June 1645, the main army of King Charles I was destroyed by the Parliamentarian New Model Army commanded by Sir Thomas Fairfax and Oliver Cromwell.-The Campaign:...

where he was killed on16 June 1645.

Cave married Elizabeth Bartlett, daughter of Sir Thomas Bartlett.