Thomas Fairfax

Thomas Fairfax (January 17th 1612, Denton (close to Otley) in the Yorkshire - November 12th 1671), 3rd Lord Fairfax de Cameron, was a general and commander-in-chief during the First revolution English.

He was the oldest son of Ferdinando Fairfax, 2nd Lord Fairfax off Cameron.

Career

It is one of the most famous generals in the civil wars of the England, it belonged by its family to the sect religious and political of the Presbytérien S. His/her father was general-in-chief of the army of North, opposed by the Parliament to the royal army: he was used under him in quality of general as cavalry: both gained in 1644 over the troops of Charles Ier of England bloody the victory of Marston Moor.

In 1645, Thomas Fairfax itself was named general-in-chief of the New Model Army , and it crushed, in.liaison.with Oliver Cromwell, the royal army with Naseby. Nevertheless, when Cromwell wanted to lose unhappy Charles I, Fairfax refused to sit among the judges of this prince; and after the execution of the sentence, he still refused a place in the council which exerted the executive power; he preserved his command as a chief however.

To died of Cromwell, it contributed, by assisting George Monk, with the restoration of Charles II of England, was reconciled entirely with the new king, and passed the remainder of its life in the retirement. Thomas Fairfax is counted with the number of the poets and the speakers of his time. He left eclogue S and Mémoires which were published in 1699, in-8.

See too

Admiral Robert Blake

Partial source

External bond

'' Sir Thomas, Lord, Fairfax 1612-1671 '' on the site '' Civil British Wars, the Commonwealth and Protectorate 1638-60 ''.

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