Lambert, John
Lambert, John ( 1619 – 83 )English major‐general. He rose to prominence as a Roundhead officer during the English Civil War . He accompanied Cromwell as second‐in‐command on the invasion of Scotland ( 1650 ). He entertained high political ambitions and was chiefly responsible for drafting England's first written constitution, the Instrument of Government ( 1653 ). He supported Cromwell loyally ( 1653 – 57 ), but then resigned all his commissions when his own path to power seemed blocked. In 1662 , after the Restoration , he was tried for...
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