Colonel John Okey

Illustration

Mark Cartwright
by The British Museum
published on 26 January 2022

A mid-17th century portrait print of Colonel John Okey (1606-62), the Parliamentary commander of the dragoons regiment during the English Civil Wars (1642-51). Okey was appointed in 1645 and led the dragoons at such important engagements as the battle of Naseby (1645) and battle of Dunbar (1650).

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