He refused to fight against Charles II in the Third Civil War and supported the Restoration. Fairfax's intervention brought most of the army over to Monck and enabled him to march to London unopposed, while support for General Lambert and the military junta melted away. The following March, with the Scottish Covenanters threatening the Royalists from the north, Fairfax returned to Yorkshire and joined his father and Colonel Lambert to defeat Colonel Belasyse and seize the town of Selby on 11 April. Leading Parliamentarian general of the First and Second Civil Wars and Lord-General of the New Model Army. Thomas attended St John's College, Cambridge, and Gray's Inn (1626-28), then volunteered to join Sir Horace Vere's expedition to fight for the Protestant cause in the Netherlands. Verify and try again. The whole west was soon reduced.

He had given his adhesion to the new order of things, and had been reappointed lord general. [4], His last service as commander-in-chief was the suppression of the Leveller mutiny at Burford in May 1649. Select a place on the map to place the pin. He was a leader who knew many victories. It was generally believed that Lady Anne and the Presbyterian clergy influenced his refusal to invade Scotland. If you have questions, please contact support@findagrave.com. Complimentary speeches and thanks were presented to him by both houses of parliament, along with a jewel of great value set with diamonds, and a sum of money. Thomas Fairfax, 3rd Lord Fairfax of Cameron (17 January 1612 – 12 November 1671) was a general and parliamentary commander-in-chief during the English Civil War. https://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/fairfax_thomas.shtml Becoming a Find a Grave member is fast, easy and FREE. You have chosen this person to be their own family member.

Are you sure that you want to remove this flower? Please contact Find a Grave at support@findagrave.com if you need help resetting your password. Fairfax met the king beyond Nottingham, and accompanied him during the journey to Holdenby, treating him with the utmost consideration in every way. Going straight onto the offensive, he marched north from Oxford to confront the Royalists at the battle of Naseby (14 June 1645), the deciding battle of the English Civil War. "[4], Fairfax received a pension of £5000 a year, and lived in retirement at his Yorkshire home of Nunappleton until after the death of the Lord Protector. Failed to delete memorial. Your password must be at least 8 characters, Please check the I'm not a robot checkbox, If you want to be a Photo Volunteer you must enter a ZIP Code or select your location on the map. He married Vere's daughter Anne in June 1637, with whom he had two daughters. The Marquis of Newcastle attacked the Fairfaxes at Bradford and inflicted a major defeat at the battle of Adwalton Moor in June 1643, which left the Royalists in control of all of Yorkshire except for the port of Hull.

Quickly see who the memorial is for and when they lived and died and where they are buried. We have a volunteer within ten miles of your requested photo location. Also an additional volunteer within fifty miles. Edit a memorial you manage or suggest changes to the memorial manager. [3], Fairfax was more at home in the field than at the head of a political committee, and, finding events too strong for him, he sought to resign his commission as commander-in-chief. As a soldier he was exact and methodical in planning, in the heat of battle "so highly transported that scarce any one durst speak a word to him" (Whitelocke), chivalrous and punctilious in his dealings with his own men and the enemy.

Your new password must contain one or more uppercase and lowercase letters, and one or more numbers or special characters. In August 1647, he was appointed constable of the Tower of London. During the execution itself, Fairfax is said to have been detained at a prayer meeting by Cromwell and Colonel Harrison. We have set your language to Uncharacteristically, Fairfax authorised a number of atrocities against the Royalists as the siege grew increasingly bitter. Meanwhile, Sir Thomas besieged Helmsley Castle, where he was dangerously wounded by a musket ball that broke his shoulder.

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