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The son of Sir Andrew Corbet of Moreton Corbet, Shropshire. He was admitted to Queen's College, Oxford, 1634, and was Knighted by the King on the 21st June 1641. A prominent Royalist at the start of the civil war, being a Commissioner of Array and Captain of the Shropshire Horse. He was with Sir Thomas Aston when the latter was defeated at Nantwich (28th January 1643). He commanded a regiment of Dragoons which quartered at Whitchurch in March 1643 and Malpas the following month. He fought at Hopton Heath (19th March) and Market Drayton (4th May), where he was forced to flee in his shirt and waistcoat.

He was present at the battle of Loppington (28th September 1643). He went into the High Ercall garrison as deputy governor around November 1644. He was with the Prince at the relief of Beeston Castle (18th March 1645) where the following day he successfully interceeded with Prince Rupert for the life of one Phillip Littleton - a former servant of Sir Vincent - when the Prince hanged 12 prisoners of war on Bunbury Heath. He served throughout the three sieges of High Ercall (30th March to the 15th April 1645, 1st to the 6th July 1645, and 1st to the 28th March 1646). At the surrender of High Ercall, Corbet did not accompany the garrison to Worcester, but went into Bridgnorth. A Commissioner for the surrender of Bridgnorth castle (26th April 1646). Fined at a Sixth.

By John Lewis, from the forthcoming Civil War in N. Wales and the Marches: Two Forgotten Royalist Accounts.

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