Thomas Middleton (soldier)

Thomas Middleton (soldier)

Thomas Middleton was a parliamentarian soldier during the English Civil War who established close cooperation with Sir William Brereton of Handforth. He was particularly successful in subduing parts of Wales.

He was one of three officers (the other two being Sir William Brereton and Oliver Cromwell) specifically exempted by Parliament from the provisions of the Self-denying Ordinance.

References

* [http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.asp?compid=55827 June 1643: An Ordinance for reducing to obedience of Parliament, and for securing of the Counties of Denbigh, Mountgomery, Flint, Merioneth, Carnarvon, and Anglesey.', Acts and Ordinances of the Interregnum, 1642-1660 (1911), pp. 177-80. Date accessed: 13 April 2007]


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