William Vaughan (royalist) their property. When the king in May 1645 marched from Oxford towards Chester, he was met on the 17th at Newport, Shropshire (or Evesham), by Vaughan. He was defeated by Oliver Cromwell on 27 April at Bampton in Oxfordshire. During the next four weeks he accompanied the king), and at the battle of Naseby he took part in the charge that pierced through the enemy's force. After that defeat he fell back on Shropshire, where on 4 and 5 July he won two victories, resulting in the relief of High Ercall. Vaughan was shortly after directed by Prince Maurice to
Francis Windebank (Royalist soldier) Francis Windebank (Royalist soldier) Francis Windebank (died 1645) supported the Royalist cause during the English Civil War. He was court-martialed and shot for failing to defend Bletchingdon Park, near Oxford. Francis was the second son of Sir Francis Windebank, (later Secretary of State to King Charles I). He, was admitted a student of Lincoln's Inn on 19 March 1633. Windebank later entered the service of Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford and was made Usher of the Chamber to Charles, Prince of Wales. At the outbreak of the Civil War, Windebank supported the Royalist cause, and became a colonel in