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John Dalbier

John Dalbier

John Dalbier, also known as Jan Dalbiere, c. 1600 to 11 July 1648, was a professional soldier from the Rhineland who fought in the Thirty Years War and the War of the Three Kingdoms. He served with the Parliamentarian army during the First English Civil War, then switched to the Royalist side in the Second English Civil War. He was killed at the Battle of St Neots.

Despite his long service, most of his career was spent in financial administration or logistics and he proved less competent as a military commander. Appointed paymaster to Ernst von Mansfeld in the early stages of the Thirty Years War, he subsequently transferred into English service, where his expertise was highly valued.