Jennings, Stuart B. A Very Gallant Gentleman. Colonel Francis Thornhagh (1617-1648) and the Nottinghamshire Horse

Colonel Francis Thornhagh figures prominently in Lucy Hutchinsons Memoirs of the Life of Colonel John Hutchinson, an essential source for information about the English Civil War in the East Midlands. Yet with no biography until now, little is known about this influential parliamentarian officer outside of Hutchinsons writings.
By the time of his death at the age of 31 at the Battle of Preston in 1648, Francis Thornhagh had achieved considerable military and political success. Appointed colonel and commander of the Nottinghamshire at the age of 26, with Henry Ireton as his major, he saw considerable military action, including fight against Prince Rupert and Charles Gerard. This book explores both his military activities alongside other leading parliamentarians such as Cromwell, Poyntz and Hutchinson and his support of the army as an Independent MP over the years 1646-48.
This new piece of research examines thoroughly Thornhaghs important contribution to the events of the period 1642-1648.

Appointed colonel and commander of the Nottinghamshire Regiment at the age of 26, with Henry Ireton as major, he saw numerous military engagements, including battles against Prince Rupert and Charles Gerard. This book examines both his military activities alongside other leading parliamentarians such as Cromwell, Poyntz and Hutchinson, and his support for the army as an independent MP in the years 1646-48.
This new research thoroughly examines Thornhagh's important contribution to events in the period from 1642 to 1648.