Sir John Cansfield, of Cansfield

His valour at the second battle of Newbury protected King Charles and his son. According to one account, he lost a leg to a cannon shot in this battle.

"Sir John Cansfield, the famous royalist commander of tne queen's regiment of horse, who is said to have saved the lives of Charles I and the Prince by a decisive charge at the second battle of Newbury, 061. 10, 1644.