When was George Monck captured while fighting for the Royalists?
January 1645
January 1644
January 1646
January 1643
Answer
George Monck was captured in January 1644 while fighting for the Royalists. He was imprisoned for three years, but was released after the Royalist defeat at the Battle of Marston Moor in 1644. He then switched sides and joined the Parliamentarians.
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