LEVEN, ALEXANDER LESLIE, 1ST EARL OF

lĕvˈən, 1580?–1661, Scottish general. He served in the Swedish army some 30 years, being knighted by Gustavus II and fighting in the Thirty Years War. Returning to Scotland in 1638, he led the army of the Covenanters in the Bishops' Wars. Charles I made him earl in 1641, hoping to gain his support. Nevertheless, following the conclusion of the Solemn League and Covenant between the Scots and the English Parliament (see English civil war), Leven led (1644) an army into England and took part in the defeat of the king at Marston Moor. When Charles surrendered to the Scottish army in 1646, Leven had charge of him until the royal prisoner was handed over to the English in 1647. Although Leven resigned actual command of the army to his nephew David Leslie before the Scottish Covenanters (by then royalists) were defeated (1650) at Dunbar, he was twice imprisoned briefly in the Tower of London.

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The Politics of Religion in the Age of Mary, Queen of Scots: The Earl of Argyll and the Struggle for Britain and Ireland
Book by Jane E. A. Dawson; Cambridge University Press, 2002
Subjects: Campbell Family, Great Britain--Politics And Government--1558-1603, Ireland--Politics And Government--16th Century, Mary--Queen Of Scots--1542-1587--Contemporaries, Nobility--Scotland--Biography, Politicians--Great Britain--Biography, Religion And Politics--Great Britain--History--16th Century, Religion And Politics--Ireland--History--16th Century, Scotland--History--Mary Stuart, 1542-1567--Biography
...Montgomery was distant: Helen Campbell, daughter of the 1st earl of Argyll had married Hugh Montgomery, 1st earl of Eglinton in 1478, but it had been renewed by a bond between...
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Earl David of Huntingdon, 1152-1219: A Study in Anglo-Scottish History
Book by K. J. Stringer; Edinburgh University Press, 1985
Subjects: Great Britain--History--Angevin Period, 1154-1216, Huntingdon, David--Earl Of--1152-1219, Land Tenure--England--History, Land Tenure--Scotland--History, Nobility--Great Britain--Biography, Nobility--Scotland--Biography
...normal government of the realm. 50 In 1238 King Alexander II, reserving...crown, confirmed Earl Maeldomhnaich in...the estate to Earl Henry, prudently...since the treaty of Falaise, was still...in 1200. King Alexander IIs tenure would...
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Autobiography of the Rev. Dr. Alexander Carlyle, Minister of Inveresk: Containing Memorials of the Men and Events of His Time
Book by Alexander Carlyle; Ticknor and Fields, 1861
Subjects: Carlyle, Alexander--1722-1805
...1st of November to the 1st of June. During that course...youngest brother of the then Earl of Stair, and grandfather...agreeable, such as Sir Alexander Cockburn of Langton, who...I drew up with them Leslie and Conway , and they...
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The Road to Valley Forge: How Washington Built the Army That Won the Revolution
Book by John Buchanan; Wiley, 2004
Subjects: Generals--United States--Biography, Howe, Richard Howe--Earl--1726-1799, Howe, William Howe--Viscount--1729-1814, United States--Continental Army--History, United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--British Forces, United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Campaigns, United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Manpower, Washington, George--1732-1799--Military Leadership
...countryside, which Greene had been studying since early May. Brigadier General William Alexander (1726 1783), known to his contemporaries as Lord Stirling, was given command of Sullivans division. 5 German jargon While Washington wrestled with...
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Medieval Scotland: Crown, Lordship and Community: Essays Presented to G.W.S Barrow
Book by Alexander Grant, Keith J. Stringer; Edinburgh University Press, 1998
Subjects: Scotland--History--1057-1603, Scotland--History--To 1057
...Duncan IV earl of Fife and Robert...inauguration of Alexander III at Scone...enthroned Alexander at the beginning of the ceremony and the earl of Fife also...Dunkeld and also earl of Fife, in a...community of Loch Leven ESC, no...
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Leven, Alexander Leslie, 1st Earl Of
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
LEVEN, ALEXANDER LESLIE, 1ST EARL OF lev n, 1580...Charles I made him earl in 1641, hoping...following the conclusion of the Solemn League...English civil war ), Leven led (1644) an army...his nephew David Leslie before the Scottish...
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Leslie, Alexander, 1st Earl of Leven
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LESLIE, ALEXANDER, 1ST EARL OF LEVEN see Leven, Alexander Leslie, 1st earl of . ____________________ Copyright 2009 Columbia University Press. Used with the permission of Columbia University Press. All rights reserved.
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Leslie, David
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...general under his uncle, Alexander Leslie, 1st earl of Leven , in the Scottish army...defeated James Graham, earl of Montrose , at Philiphaugh...defeat at Worcester, Leslie was imprisoned (1651...with the permission of Columbia University...
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English Civil War
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...opposed the idea of any centralized national church. The war now entered a new phase. A Scottish army, under Alexander Leslie, 1st earl of Leven , advanced into Yorkshire early in 1644 and gave aid to the parliamentary army in the north. Charless nephew...


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