Thomas Fairfax

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Thomas Fairfax was a prominent 17th-century English general who led Parliament’s New Model Army to key victories during the English Civil War.

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Thomas Fairfax (nominally, but not present) 1

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instanceOf English general
human
military commander
nobleman
politician
allegiance Parliament of England
alsoKnownAs Sir Thomas Fairfax
Thomas Fairfax, 3rd Lord Fairfax of Cameron
birthDate 1612-01-17
birthPlace Dent, Yorkshire, England
burialPlace Bilbrough, Yorkshire, England
causeOfDeath illness
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of England
deathDate 1671-11-12
education St John’s College, Cambridge NERFINISHED
era 17th century
familyName Fairfax
father 2nd Lord Fairfax of Cameron
surface form: Ferdinando Fairfax, 2nd Lord Fairfax of Cameron
givenName Thomas
influenced development of professional standing armies in England
knownFor leading Parliament’s New Model Army to key victories
military discipline and organizational reforms
moderation toward defeated Royalists
languageSpoken English
memberOf House of Lords
militaryBranch New Model Army
Parliamentarian army
militaryRank commander-in-chief
nobleTitle Lord Fairfax of Cameron
notableBattle Battle of Marston Moor
Battle of Naseby
Siege of Colchester
Siege of Oxford
notableEvent English Civil War
notableWork command of the New Model Army
opposed absolute royal authority of Charles I
participatedIn English Civil War
surface form: First English Civil War

Second English Civil War
positionHeld Lord General of the Parliamentarian forces
commander-in-chief of the New Model Army
predecessor Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex
refusedToSign death warrant of Charles I
religion Protestantism
residence Nun Appleton Hall, Yorkshire
servedUnder Parliament of England
signed various Parliamentarian military orders
spouse Anne Vere
successor Oliver Cromwell
supported Presbyterian political interests at times

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English Civil War commandedBy Thomas Fairfax
Battle of Worcester (1651) commander Thomas Fairfax
this entity surface form: Thomas Fairfax (nominally, but not present)
Sir Thomas Fairfax fullName Thomas Fairfax
Third English Civil War hasCommander Thomas Fairfax