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| 1603 births | |
| horton, thomas | |
| 1649 deaths | |
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Though of humble background, Horton was taken under the wing of the powerful Sir Arthur Haselrig , and had become a colonel by 1643 . His troops played a decisive part in several important engagements, most notably the Battle Of Naseby in 1645 and Battle Of St. Fagan's in 1648. As a reward for the valiant service he rendered ot the cause, Horton was granted the confiscated lands of a deposed royalist. Horton was a commissioner of the high court of justice in 1649, and thus was among those who signed the warrant for the execution of King Charles I Of England . Later that year, he died of natural causes while serving with Cromwell in Ireland . His heirs were deprived of their estate at the Restoration . |
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