Lieutenant Colonel Robert Duckenfield (geograph 1929605)

Lieutenant Colonel Robert Duckenfield (1619–1689) was a Parliamentarian commander during the

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Family history

Robert Duckenfield came from Dukinfield in

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and was born to Robert and Frances Duckenfield in 1619. The Duckenfields were a noted local family and their history in Cheshire can be traced back to the 13th century.
On 28 August 1619 he was baptised in

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. Robert Duckenfield married Martha, the daughter of Sir Miles Fleetwood of Hesketh in

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. Their son, also called Robert, born c. 1642, was raised to a baronet.

Civil War

During the Civil War, Duckenfield was appointed

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for six months in 1649.Colonel Dukinfield, English Civil War Commander
/ref> He also played a more active role in the Civil War as he defended Stockport Bridge against

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and conducted the siege of

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. In 1650, he was made the Governor of

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. Most notably, he commanded the Parliamentary forces which captured the

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Booth's rebellion

Towards the end of the Commonwealth, Sir George Booth led a rebellion against Richard Cromwell, the Lord Protector. Dukinfield was the principal commander who suppressed Booth's rebellion.

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Colonel Dukinfield
{{DEFAULTSORT:Duckenfield, Robert 1619 births 1689 deaths English soldiers People from Dukinfield Roundheads High Sheriffs of Cheshire