Skippon, Philip

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Skippon, Philip

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Honourable Artillery Company
Philip Skippon, whom Charles I had appointed captain of the company in 1639, joined the Parliamentary army and served as major general chief of staff to the earl of Essex and as general of the foot. Oliver Cromwell nominated Skippon in 1655 to revive the…
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Philip Skippon, whom Charles I had appointed captain of the company in 1639, joined the Parliamentary army and served as major general chief of staff to the earl of Essex and as general of the foot. Oliver Cromwell nominated Skippon in 1655 to revive the…
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