John
Byron was born in 1599. A professional soldier he had considerable
experience fighting in Europe. On the outbreak of the Civil
War he
joined the Cavaliers
and was
for a time Governor of Oxford.
Byron won
victories at Powick Bridge and Roundaway Down. He also fought at Edgehill
(1642) and
Newbury (1643). In December 1643 Byron
was appointed Field Marshall General in North Wales. During
the war Byron developed a reputation for impetuous cavalry attacks
and was blamed for the Royalist defeat at Marston
Moor in
1644.
In 1646
Byron went into exile and joined the royal court in Paris. Later he
was appointed governor of the household of James, Duke of York. John
Byron, 1st Baron Byron, died in 1652.
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