John Dalbier

John Dalbier
River Great Ouse at St Neots; Dalbier was killed guarding a bridge near here in July 1648
Born	ca 1600 Strasbourg
Died	10/11 July 1648 (aged 47–48) St Neots
Rank	Colonel
Battles/wars	Eighty Years War Anglo-Spanish War (1625–1630) Saint-Martin-de-Ré Thirty Years War Capture of Neubrandenburg Battle of Vlotho Wars of the Three Kingdoms Edgehill Siege of Donnington Castle Cheriton Lostwithiel Siege of Basing House Siege of Wallingford Castle St Neots  †

John Dalbier, also known as Jan Dalbiere, c. 1600 to 11 July 1648, was a professional soldier from the Rhineland who fought in the Thirty Years War and the War of the Three Kingdoms. He served with the Parliamentarian army during the First English Civil War, then switched to the Royalist side in the Second English Civil War. He was killed at the Battle of St Neots.

Despite his long service, most of his career was spent in financial administration or logistics and he proved less competent as a military commander. Appointed paymaster to Ernst von Mansfeld in the early stages of the Thirty Years War, he subsequently transferred into English service, where his expertise was highly valued.