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Monk, George, Duke of Albemarle
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
or General and admiral, was a Devonshire man, who spent his youth in the Dutch wars, and returned to England just in time to side with Charles I. against the Parliament; after leading a regiment in Ireland, he was captured at Nantwich in 1644, and spent two years in the Tower; obtaining his release by changing sides, he won commendation from Cromwell at Dunbar in 1650, and was entrusted with the command of operations in Scotland afterwards; in 1653 he beat Van Tromp at sea, twice; from 1654 till 1660 he was Governor of Scotland; on the death of Cromwell he saw the confusion, marched with 6000 troops to London, and after cautious negotiations, brought Charles II. to England and set him on the throne, receiving a peerage and many honours for reward; he behaved well as Governor of London in the plague year, and was again admiral in the Dutch wars of 1666 (1608-1670).
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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Monk, George, Duke of Albemarle'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/nut/m/monk-george-duke-of-albemarle.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
