Sir Roger Williams

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Sir Roger Williams was a prominent Welsh soldier and military writer of the late 16th century, noted for his service in the Dutch Revolt and the Anglo-Spanish conflicts.

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instanceOf Welsh person ⓘ
military writer ⓘ
person ⓘ
soldier ⓘ
activeYears late 16th century ⓘ
advocated greater use of firearms over pikes ⓘ
professional standing armies ⓘ
allegiance Kingdom of England ⓘ
associatedWith Dutch States-General ⓘ
Huguenot forces in France ⓘ
linked to: Huguenot forces
burialPlace St Paul's Cathedral, London ⓘ
linked to: St Paul's Cathedral
countryOfCitizenship Wales ⓘ
dateOfBirth c. 1540 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1595 ⓘ
describedAs brave ⓘ
impetuous ⓘ
outspoken ⓘ
educatedAt Oxford University (disputed/uncertain) ⓘ
era Elizabethan era ⓘ
linked to: English Renaissance
ethnicGroup Welsh ⓘ
foughtIn Siege of Sluys (1587) ⓘ
campaigns in France ⓘ
campaigns in the Low Countries ⓘ
genre military treatise ⓘ
hasOccupation author of military manuals ⓘ
influenced early modern military theory ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
militaryRank captain ⓘ
notableFor advocacy of military reform ⓘ
service in Anglo-Spanish conflicts ⓘ
service in the Dutch Revolt ⓘ
notableWork A Briefe Discourse of Warre ⓘ
occupation military writer ⓘ
soldier ⓘ
participatedIn Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604) ⓘ
Dutch Revolt ⓘ
linked to: Eighty Years' War

Eighty Years' War ⓘ
French Wars of Religion ⓘ
placeOfBirth Wales ⓘ
placeOfDeath London ⓘ
linked to: London, England
positionHeld governor of Sluys (briefly) ⓘ
servedUnder Elizabeth I of England ⓘ
wasKnightedBy Elizabeth I of England ⓘ
wroteAbout infantry tactics ⓘ
military discipline ⓘ
use of firearms in warfare ⓘ

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Jesus College, Oxford → hasAlumni → Sir Roger Williams ⓘ