Thomas Rainborow

Thomas Rainborow (died Oct. 29, 1648, Doncaster, Yorkshire, Eng.) was an English soldier and republican who fought for Parliament during the English Civil Wars. His father, Captain William Rainborow, had been an officer in the royal navy. Thomas commanded the Swallow in the Parliamentary fleet in 1643. Transferred to the land forces, he became a colonel, and in 1645, in command of a regiment in the New Model Army, he fought at Naseby, Northamptonshire, and...