Thomas Fairfax (1621–71) Reference library
Oxford Dictionary of Political Quotations (4 ed.)
...0Thomas Thomas Fairfax 1621 – 71 English Parliamentary general Human probabilities are not sufficient grounds to make war upon a neighbour nation. to the proposal in 1650 that the expected attack by the Scots should be anticipated by the invasion of Scotland in Dictionary of National Biography Human probabilities are not make war upon a neighbour ...
Thomas Fairfax (1621–71) Reference library
Oxford Dictionary of Quotations (8 ed.)
...0Thomas Thomas Fairfax 1621 – 71 English Parliamentary general Human probabilities are not sufficient grounds to make war upon a neighbour nation. in 1650, refusing to lead an invasion of Scotland after the proclamation there of charles ii as king in Dictionary of National Biography (1917–) Human probabilities are not sufficient make war upon a neighbour ...
Fairfax, Sir Thomas Quick reference
A Dictionary of British History (3 ed.)
..., Sir Thomas ( 1612–71 ). Fairfax was probably the best commander on the parliamentary side in the civil wars. His career started inauspiciously in March 1643 when he was beaten by Goring at Seacroft Moor in Yorkshire, but he turned the tables on Goring in May 1643 , capturing him at Wakefield. He then gained an impressive string of victories at Winceby , Nantwich , Selby , and Marston Moor . In the winter of 1644 he was busy training the New Model Army to unprecedented standards of efficiency. In the spring of 1645 he replaced Essex as...
Fairfax, Sir Thomas (1612–71) Reference library
J. A. Cannon
The Oxford Companion to British History (2 ed.)
..., Sir Thomas ( 1612–71 ) . With the exception of Cromwell , Fairfax was probably the best commander on the parliamentary side in the civil wars. His career started inauspiciously in March 1643 when he was beaten by Goring at Seacroft Moor in Yorkshire, but he turned the tables on Goring in May 1643 , capturing him at Wakefield. He then gained an impressive string of victories at Winceby , Nantwich , Selby , and Marston Moor . In the winter of 1644 he was busy training the New Model Army to unprecedented standards of drill and efficiency....
Fairfax, Thomas, 3rd Baron Fairfax of Cameron (1612–71) Reference library
The Oxford Companion to Military History
..., Thomas, 3rd Baron Fairfax of Cameron ( 1612–71 ). Born in Denton in north Yorkshire, Fairfax served in the Low Countries under Lord Vere , whose daughter he married in 1637 . He commanded a troop of dragoons in the Bishops' war against the Scots ( 1639 ), but sided with parliament on the outbreak of the English civil war ( see British civil wars ) and raised troops in Yorkshire. Beaten at Seacroft Moor and Adwalton Moor in 1643 , he joined Cromwell that autumn, and at Winceby the two men checked the royalist threat to the eastern counties. He...
Fairfax, Thomas, 3rd Baron Fairfax of Cameron (1612–71) Quick reference
Matthew Kilburn
Dictionary Plus History
...Fairfax, Thomas, 3rd Baron Fairfax of Cameron ( 1612–71 ) A Parliamentary commander in the English Civil War . A Yorkshire landowner who sided with Parliament at the start of the English Civil War in 1642 , he led the English and Scottish army in its victory over the royalists at Marston Moor ( 1644 ) and was appointed captain-general of the New Model Army in 1645 , which he led to victory at Naseby in 1645 . He opposed the execution of Charles I in 1649 and resigned in 1650 , playing a part in restoring Charles II in 1660 . Matthew Kilburn...
Fairfax of Cameron, Thomas, 3rd Baron (1612–71) Quick reference
World Encyclopedia
... of Cameron, Thomas, 3rd Baron ( 1612–71 ) Parliamentary commander in the English Civil War . He succeeded Essex as commander-in-chief ( 1645 ), but in 1650 he refused to march against the Scots, and was replaced by Oliver Cromwell . He later headed the commission to the Hague to arrange the restoration of Charles II ( 1660...
Thomas Fairfax
George Goring
battle of Maidstone
battle of Torrington
battle of Winceby
battle of Nantwich
Little Mary Sunshine
battle of Langport
Sir Ralph Hopton
battle of Adwalton Moor
