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Jun 14, 2024 · Sir Thomas Fairfax, 3rd Baron Fairfax of Cameron (1612-1671), was the first and highly successful commander of the Parliamentarian New Model Army during the English Civil Wars (1642-1651). Fairfax's leadership, tactical prowess, and courage were all evident in many battles, but his greatest triumph was utterly defeating the Royalists ...
4 days ago · Thomas Fairfax, 3rd Lord Fairfax of Cameron (17 January 1612 – 12 November 1671), also known as Sir Thomas Fairfax, was an English politician, general and Parliamentary commander-in-chief during the English Civil War.
6 days ago · Fairfax to Windsor, April 3. The same third of April Sir Thomas Fairfax went from London to Windsor, where he appointed his General Rendezvous, having caused Proclamation to be made throughout London, for all Officers and Soldiers under his Command to give their Attendance there on.
Jun 9, 2024 · The defeat at Preston made it crystal clear to Norwich and Lucas that their goose was cooked, and there was nothing for it but to issue forth from the Oven into the mercy of the normally forgiving General of the English army, Thomas Fairfax. They sued for terms. Fairfax’s response shocked them.
Jun 12, 2024 · Sir Thomas Fairfax, at the head of his victorious army, entered Exeter on the fourteenth of April, and stayed till the eighteenth, when having incorporated into one the regiments raised by Colonel Shapcote, Colonel Weare, and Colonel Frye, he left it to garrison the city, under the command of Colonel Hammond.
2 days ago · Ordinance for raising and maintaining of Forces for the Defence of the Kingdom under Sir Thomas Fairfax, who is constituted and ordained Commander-in-Chief (i.e. Ordinance for the New Model Army.) [L.J., vii., 204–9; Husband, pp. 599–606, under date February 15th.]
Jun 29, 2024 · Sir Thomas Fairfax led his troops to victory over King Charles I at the Battle of Naseby on 14 June 1645. His triumph won the First English Civil War (1642-46) for Parliament and ensured that monarchs would never again be supreme in British politics.
