Sir Charles Lucas (1613-1648) was an English soldier, a Royalist commander in the English Civil War. He was the son of Sir Thomas Lucas of Colchester, Essex. His elder brother was Sir John Lucas, and his youngest sister the future Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle. As a young man he served in the Netherlands under the command of his brother, and in the "Bishops' Wars" he commanded a troop of horses in King Charles I's army. In 1639 he was knighted. Wikipedia
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