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10136 - Oliver Cromwell, 1649 First Legion- Napoleon Retreat from Russia and eventually 21 Medals ofOliver Cromwell, 1649 Statesman and soldier, Oliver Cromwell is regarded as one of the most important figures in English history. He came to prominence during the first English Civil War (1642) as a senior commander in the Parliamentarian New Model Army. Cromwell was instrumental in many of their victories resulting in the execution of Charles I and the establishment the Commonwealth. In 1653 he was named Lord Protector of the Commonwealth, a position