Editing Thomas Harrison (soldier) (section)

==Second English Civil War==
When conflict resumed he was wounded at [[Appleby, Westmorland|Appleby]] in July 1648. He had to return to [[London]] but was well enough to command the escort that brought the King to London in January 1649. Harrison sat as a commissioner (judge) at the trial and was the [[List of regicides of Charles I#Commissioners|seventeenth of fifty-nine commissioners]] to sign the death warrant of King [[Charles I of England|Charles I]].

In 1650, Harrison was appointed to a military command in [[Wales]] where he was apparently extremely severe. He was promoted to the rank of Major-General in 1651 and commanded the army in England during [[Oliver Cromwell#Scottish campaign: 1650.E2.80.9351|Cromwell's Scottish expedition]]. He fought at the battle of [[Knutsford]] in August and at [[Battle of Worcester|Worcester]] in September 1651.

By the early 1650s Harrison was associated with the radical [[Fifth Monarchists]] and became one of their key speakers. He still supported Cromwell and aided in the dissolution of the [[Rump Parliament]] in April 1653. He opposed the parliament on the basis that it was blocking more stringent religious reforms – he wanted a more "godly" parliament. Harrison was a radical member of the Nominated Assembly ([[Barebones Parliament]]) that replaced Parliament. When the assembly was dissolved, Harrison and others refused to leave and had to be forced out by soldiers. Harrison was dismissed from the Army in December.

Like many, he was outraged by the formation of [[the Protectorate]] and the elevation of Cromwell to [[Lord Protector]]. Under the Protectorate (1653–60) Harrison was imprisoned four times.