Bartholomew Vermuyden (1616/7 - 4 August 1650,

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) was a

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officer had a senior role in the

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during the

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. Bartholomew was born in 1616/7 in Tholen, the son of Johan Bartelsz Vermuyden, an uncle of

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and Maria Joans Liens, who married in London circa 1618. Maria Joans Liens was the sister of Joachim Liens, the Dutch diplomat married to Cornelia Vermuyden, already his aunt.

English Civil War

He held the rank of

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and commanded a regiment of Horse, i.e.

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. He took his brigade of 2,500 mounted troops of the

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which was detached to join the Scots Covenanter Army following a polarised debate in the

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. On 8 June 1645 Vermuyden met with

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to explain that pressing matters overseas meant that he would have give up his commission in the New Model Army. Cromwell agreed to discharge him. When the

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agreed to Fairfax's request that leave should be given for Cromwell to lead the Cavalry in the New Model Army, he assumed personal command of Vermuyden's troops.

South African Banknote

For a long time, the

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n banknotes featured a picture of Vermuyden, mistakenly believed to be of Jan Van Riebeeck.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Vermuyden, Bartholomew 1650 deaths Roundheads Year of birth uncertain Expatriates from the Dutch Republic