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Sydnam (Sydenham) Poyntz (bap. 1607), Col.-Gen., an English soldier, served in the Thirty Years' War under Ernst von Mansfeld before commanding Parliamentary forces in the English Civil War. Sydenham was the fourth son of John Poyntz of Reigate, Surrey, and his wife Ann.〔Goldman, Lawrence, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Poyntz, Sydenham, D.N. Farr〕 He ran away from an apprenticeship to a London tradesman and became a mercenary, fighting for the Imperial Spanish army under Mansfeld during the Thirty Years' War and rising to the rank of Major General. In 1645, Poyntz returned to England and entered service with Parliamentary forces in the English Civil War. Poyntz's forces defeated those of Charles I of England at Rowton Heath. By 1647, Poyntz was drawn onto Parliament's side of the dispute between it and Oliver Cromwell's New Model Army. New Model Army commander Fairfax mistrusted Poyntz and placed spies in Poyntz's camp to foment distrust. Poyntz fled the country when London fell to Army troops. He wrote ''The Relation of Sydnam Poyntz 1624-1636'',〔(Full text of "The relation of Sydnam Poyntz, 1624-1636" ), archive.org〕 an account of his German experiences. ==References== *D. N. Farr, (‘Poyntz , Sydenham (bap. 1607)’ ), ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'', Oxford University Press, Sept 2004; online edn, Oct 2006 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Sydnam Poyntz」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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