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| In
1628, Cromwell was selected as a member of Parliament for Huntington borough and
in 1640, was selected as a member of both the Short
and Long Parliaments of Cambridge borough. Cromwell first intervened
in political affairs when he called for the release from prison of pamphleteer
John
Lilburne.An active officer even before the war was declared, Cromwell
began his military career by raising troops and preparing cavalry.Although
Cromwell had never been a militia commander prior to 1640, Cromwell possessed
a natural military genius. |
