Philip Skippon
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Major-General Philip Skippon was an English army officer and politician. He fought for the Parliamentary cause during the English Civil War as a senior officer in the New Model Army. Prior to the war,
Portrait of Skippon
Battle of Turnham Green
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The Battle of Turnham Green took place on 13 November 1642 near the village of Turnham Green, at the end of the first campaigning season of the First English Civil War. The battle resulted in a stando
Philip Skippon
…them out of London to strengthen the forces of the Earl of Essex, Captain-General of the Parliament's forces. He then faced Royalist forces at the Battle of Turnham Green, encouraging his under-trained militiamen with the words: Come my boys, my brave boys, let us pray heartily and fight heartily. I will run the same…
A modern-day reenactment of the battle