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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Predicate Object
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 ⓘ
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Battle of Langport → commander → Sir Thomas Fairfax ⓘ
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Battle of Preston (1648) → commander → Sir Thomas Fairfax ⓘ
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Thomas Fairfax, 3rd Lord Fairfax of Cameron → positionHeld → Lord General of the Parliamentarian forces ⓘ
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Lady Fairfax → spouseRank → Lord General of the New Model Army ⓘ
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Thomas Fairfax, 2nd Lord Fairfax of Cameron → alsoKnownAs → Sir Thomas Fairfax ⓘ
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Parliamentarians (English Civil War) → leader → Sir Thomas Fairfax ⓘ
Army Council → hasMember → Sir Thomas Fairfax ⓘ
Corkbush Field mutiny → opposedBy → Sir Thomas Fairfax ⓘ
St Mary’s Church, Putney → associatedWith → Sir Thomas Fairfax ⓘ
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Battle of Winceby → commander → Sir Thomas Fairfax ⓘ
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Storming of Maidstone → commanderSide → Thomas, Lord Fairfax – Parliamentarian ⓘ
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Eastern Association → hasNotableMember → Sir Thomas Fairfax ⓘ
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