Sir William Waller (c. 1597 - September 19 1668), was an English soldier during the English Civil War. He received his education at Magdalen Hall, Oxford, and served in the Venetian army and in the Thirty Years' War. He received a knighthood in 1622 after taking part in Vere's expedition to the Palatinate. Wikipedia
Sir William Waller c.1598-1668 The leading Parliamentary commander in southern England during the first three years of the Civil War, later a political leader of the Presbyterian faction in the House of Commons. www.british-civil-wars.co.uk/biog/waller.htm
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