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Monck, George, 1st duke of Albemarle
Monck, George, 1st duke of Albemarle (1608–70). Monck, a stolid and taciturn soldier, played a crucial part in bringing about the Restoration of 1660. In the 1630s he was in the Dutch service but at the outbreak of the Civil War joined the king. After a year in Ireland fighting against the rebels, he was captured at Nantwich in 1644. At the end of the war, he returned to Ireland on the parliamentary side, fought a difficult campaign, and was captured by royalist forces in 1649. When released, Cromwell took him to Scotland, where he commanded the regiment that became the Coldstream Guards. On Cromwell's death, Monck's potential role as king‐maker was obvious to all. Monck marched his men across the Tweed, reopened negotiations with Charles II, effected his restoration, and met him on the beach at Dover. Next day he received the Garter and a week later his dukedom. He was again at sea in the second Anglo‐Dutch War and served as a figurehead lord of the Treasury from 1667.
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JOHN CANNON. "Monck, George, 1st duke of Albemarle." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN CANNON. "Monck, George, 1st duke of Albemarle." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O43-MonckGeorge1stdukeoflbmrl.html JOHN CANNON. "Monck, George, 1st duke of Albemarle." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O43-MonckGeorge1stdukeoflbmrl.html |
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Monck, George, 1st Duke of Albemarle
Monck, George, 1st Duke of Albemarle (1608–70) English soldier and diplomat. In the English Civil War, Monck fought for Charles I (1643–44). After his capture and imprisonment (1644–46), Monck changed sides and helped Oliver Cromwell quell an Irish rebellion. Cromwell rewarded him with command of the forces in Scotland (1651). Monck was a general in the Dutch Wars. After the collapse of the Protectorate, he supported the return of the Rump Parliament. Monck led the campaign for the Restoration of Charles II. His troops became the Coldstream Guards – the first permanent regiment of the British Army.
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"Monck, George, 1st Duke of Albemarle." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Monck, George, 1st Duke of Albemarle." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-MonckGeorge1stDukeoflbmrl.html "Monck, George, 1st Duke of Albemarle." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-MonckGeorge1stDukeoflbmrl.html |
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Albemarle, George, 1st Duke of
Albemarle, George, 1st Duke of See MONCK.
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"Albemarle, George, 1st Duke of." A Dictionary of World History. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Albemarle, George, 1st Duke of." A Dictionary of World History. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O48-AlbemarleGeorge1stDukeof.html "Albemarle, George, 1st Duke of." A Dictionary of World History. 2000. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O48-AlbemarleGeorge1stDukeof.html |
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