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with Anne, whom he apparently married before leaving the
Netherlands, after being been told his first wife had died. This later proved untrue, although whether Bampfield was aware of this is unclear. Arrested in December 1649, he soon escaped but on the ship to
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who never forgave him for suggesting he had not done enough to save his father from execution in 1649. This led to his dismissal from
Royalist service in 1654 and exile in 1661 but how far his reputation for being untrustworthy was deserved is disputed.
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continued in Dutch service throughout. As it was a maritime conflict, he did not fight his countrymen, unlike many
English sailors who joined the Dutch navy where conditions and pay were substantially better. After the
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attested to his stubborn defence, Hopton blamed
Bampfield for the defeat and it was this version of events that later appeared in Clarendon's "History of the Rebellion". He was exchanged in June 1644 and served with
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Bampfield's career; it is suggested factors included his association with de Witt and the enmity of Charles II, William's uncle. He retired to
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for allegedly seducing her. Newton was badly wounded and
Bampfield fled to Scotland, where the Covenanters had crowned Charles and were preparing the attempt to regain his English throne which ended at
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858:, or "Year of disaster", it initially seemed the French had achieved a stunning victory. Bampfield could not persuade the Zwolle militia to defend their town and shortly afterwards his garrison at
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After surrendering in May 1646, Charles spent the next two years seeking to regain by negotiation what he failed to achieve by force. Bampfield acted as his agent in discussions with
English and
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Bampfield was generally viewed as a competent soldier; even his critics agreed he was a 'man of wit and parts', who displayed energy and resourcefulness, included arranging the escape of
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Charles II, 1665: An Act for attainting Thomas Dolman Joseph
Bampfield and Thomas Scott of High-Treason if they render not themselves by a day in Statutes of the Realm: Volume 5, 1628-80
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managed to stabilise the position by the end of July but
Bampfield was one of dozens of officers court-martialled in the recriminations that followed, while de Witt was lynched.
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who had also been recruited by
Thurloe as a double agent, went unpunished while Clarendon employed Thurloe as an unofficial advisor. Bampfield however was imprisoned in the
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He married Catherine Sydenham (died 1657) in 1643; they separated in 1646, but remained legally married until her death. From 1648 to 1653 he was in a relationship with
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guards in 1648. He clearly possessed the ability to impress his superiors, successively acting as a trusted messenger between
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Joseph Bampfield was born in 1622; his parentage is obscure and details are lacking but he is generally assumed to come from
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in November, and Bampfield spent the rest of the war in Oxford, where he became a confidential servant to
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recorded reports of English voices shouting insults from the Dutch ships.
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he was Irish. Although the relationship cannot be traced with certainty, the
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in May 1660, hoping for inclusion in the general pardon issued by Charles.
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became suspicious he was still a Royalist and barred him from returning.
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Stevenson, David (2004). "Halkett , Anne , Lady Halkett (1623-1699)".
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The Wars of Louis XIV, 1667–1714 (Modern Wars in Perspective)
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Bampfield was part of the "Presbyterian interest" headed by
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employed him as an expert on the English court; when the
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Marshall, Alan (2004). "Bampfield, Joseph (1622-1685)".
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who employed Bampfield as an expert on the English court
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Ottway, Sheila; Dragstra, Henk; Wilcox, Helen (2000).
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and began providing intelligence on Royalist plots to
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Royalist military personnel of the English Civil War
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852:fell without resistance; still remembered as the
735:was viewed as contributing to the failure of the
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1271:(online ed.). Oxford University Press.
1213:(online ed.). Oxford University Press.
1129:Act for attainting Joseph Bampfield (1819).
636:it in January 1644 and made prisoner again.
591:Bampfield's war, 1642 to 1645; key locations
378:and given command of an infantry regiment.
816:and along with two others was convicted of
639:Although the Parliamentarian commander Sir
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291:Royalist soldier and agent; 1639 to 1654
171:, then became an intelligence agent for
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1135:. Great Britain Record Commission.
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301:Colonel Joseph Bampfield's apology
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346:in a regiment raised by the
222:and expert advisor to Dutch
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61:1685 (aged 62–63)
1253:Seaward, Paul, ed. (2009).
755:Dutch service; 1660 to 1685
330:in a regiment commanded by
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1296:(2012 ed.). Penguin.
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85:Wars of the Three Kingdoms
1238:(2006 ed.). Abacus.
767:, a senior member of the
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326:in 1639, he served as an
317:Henrietta Maria of France
203:and never returned home.
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1292:Tomalin, Claire (2002).
844:, a key position on the
683:, who was being held in
677:Second English Civil War
608:where he helped capture
374:, where he was promoted
297:History of the Rebellion
874:where he died in 1685.
693:Commonwealth of England
340:First English Civil War
248:where he died in 1685.
244:in 1673, he retired to
16:English soldier and spy
1277:10.1093/ref:odnb/11934
1234:Royle, Trevor (2004).
1192:. Palgrave Macmillan.
1164:. Bucknell Publishing.
810:Second Anglo-Dutch War
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662:First Siege of Taunton
360:Battle of Babylon Hill
193:Second Anglo-Dutch War
128:Second Anglo-Dutch War
122:First Siege of Taunton
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652:, then culminated in
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154:(partner, 1648-1653)
1169:Lynn, John (1999).
1079:, pp. 164–165.
1067:, pp. 601–602.
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941:, pp. 136–147.
777:Middelburg, Zeeland
681:James, Duke of York
650:Siege of Lyme Regis
348:Marquis of Hertford
311:. Himself a devout
208:James, Duke of York
110:Siege of Lyme Regis
1019:, pp. 99–100.
953:, pp. xx–xxi.
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761:Stuart Restoration
731:, whose feud with
685:St. James's Palace
606:South West England
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183:, he moved to the
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1283:(Subscription or
1245:978-0-349-11564-1
1225:(Subscription or
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829:in 1667, diarist
814:Dutch States Army
724:in August 1651.
602:Oxford University
305:Church of England
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189:Dutch States Army
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1229:required.)
1065:Royle 2004
1004:Wikisource
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336:Lieutenant
334:, then as
266:Bampfields
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