Sir Thomas Fairfax

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Sir Thomas Fairfax was a leading Parliamentarian general during the English Civil War, best known for organizing and commanding the New Model Army to decisive victories against Royalist forces.

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instanceOf English general
Member of Parliament
Parliamentarian commander
nobleman
allegiance Parliament of England
alsoKnownAs Lord Fairfax of Cameron
Sir Thomas Fairfax the Younger
linked to: Sir Thomas Fairfax
appointedAsCaptainGeneral 1645
battle Battle of Langport
Battle of Marston Moor
Battle of Naseby
Battle of Selby
Second Bishops' War
linked to: Bishops' Wars

Siege of Colchester
Siege of Oxford
birthDate 1612-01-17
birthPlace Dent, Yorkshire, England
child Mary Fairfax
collaboratedWith Henry Ireton
Oliver Cromwell
conflict English Civil War
countryOfCitizenship England
dateOfMarriage 1637-06-20
deathDate 1671-11-12
deathPlace Nun Appleton, Yorkshire, England
father Thomas Fairfax, 1st Lord Fairfax of Cameron
fullName Thomas Fairfax
ideology Parliamentarian
knownFor Commanding the New Model Army
Decisive victory at the Battle of Naseby
Leading Parliamentarian forces to victory over Royalists
languageSpoken English
memberOf Long Parliament
New Model Army
militaryBranch Parliamentarian Army
linked to: New Model Army
militaryRank General
mother Ellen Aske
nobleTitle 2nd Lord Fairfax of Cameron
notableWork Organization of the New Model Army
linked to: New Model Army
opposedBy Royalists
parliamentaryConstituencyRepresented Hull
Yorkshire
participatedIn Second English Civil War
placeOfBurial Bilbrough, Yorkshire, England
positionHeld Captain-General of the New Model Army
linked to: Sir Thomas Fairfax

Commander-in-Chief of the Parliamentarian forces
religion Protestant
resignedCommand 1650
spouse Anne Vere

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Self-Denying Ordinance significantFigure Sir Thomas Fairfax
Battle of Naseby commander Sir Thomas Fairfax
Battle of Naseby ParliamentarianCommander Sir Thomas Fairfax
Battle of Naseby NewModelArmyCommander Sir Thomas Fairfax
Battle of Langport commander Sir Thomas Fairfax
Battle of Langport sideOfCommander Sir Thomas Fairfax – Parliamentarian
linked to: Sir Thomas Fairfax
Sir Thomas Fairfax alsoKnownAs Sir Thomas Fairfax the Younger
linked to: Sir Thomas Fairfax
Sir Thomas Fairfax positionHeld Captain-General of the New Model Army
linked to: Sir Thomas Fairfax
Battle of Preston (1648) commander Sir Thomas Fairfax
Battle of Preston (1648) involvedPerson Sir Thomas Fairfax
Thomas Fairfax alsoKnownAs Sir Thomas Fairfax
Siege of Oxford commandedBy Sir Thomas Fairfax
Bilbrough, Yorkshire, England burialPlaceOf Sir Thomas Fairfax
Siege of Colchester commander Sir Thomas Fairfax
Battle of Selby commander Sir Thomas Fairfax
Battle of Selby parliamentarianLeader Sir Thomas Fairfax
Thomas Fairfax, 3rd Lord Fairfax of Cameron positionHeld Lord General of the Parliamentarian forces
linked to: Sir Thomas Fairfax