Her brother Charles had been a brave and effective royalist cavalry commander and Margaret was outraged that Fairfax executed him after a court-martial for breaking his parole and raising rebellion.
她哥哥查尔斯曾是一名勇敢且高效保皇派骑兵官,玛格丽特对他违反 parole 和煽动叛乱而在军事法庭审判后被费 Fair 处决感到愤怒。
Cavalry commanders were often king's sons in the Hellenistic world, they were the next in line to rule, and they were effectively second in command of the whole force.
Cromwell was Commander of the Horse and led the 'elite' spear tip of the new force which was well equipped and disciplined beyond their Royalist enemies.
He soon demonstrated himself as an excellent military leader and was promoted to General, becoming one of the best and most aggressive Confederate cavalry commanders.