John Poyer

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John Poyer was a 17th-century Welsh Parliamentarian officer and governor of Pembroke who played a prominent role in the English Civil War before being executed after the Second Civil War.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Parliamentarian
Welsh politician
military officer
person
accusedOf mutiny against Parliament
treason against the Commonwealth
allegiance Parliament of England NERFINISHED
Parliamentarian side in the English Civil War
causeOfDeath execution
centuryOfActivity 17th century
conflict English Civil War NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of England
Wales NERFINISHED
dateOfDeath 1649
ethnicGroup Welsh
gender male
languageOfCommunication English
mannerOfDeath execution by firing squad
militaryBranch Parliamentarian army NERFINISHED
notableEvent siege of Pembroke NERFINISHED
notableFor governorship of Pembroke
rebellion against Parliament in 1648
role in the English Civil War
notableWork defence of Pembroke for Parliament
opponent Royalists NERFINISHED
forces of Charles I NERFINISHED
participatedIn English Civil War NERFINISHED
First English Civil War NERFINISHED
Second English Civil War NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath London, England
surface form: London
positionHeld governor of Pembroke
reasonForExecution participation in the Second Civil War
religion Protestant Christianity
surface form: Protestantism
selectionForExecution chosen by lot among rebel leaders

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Siege of Pembroke commander John Poyer
Battle of St Fagans commander John Poyer