Thomas Fairfax
Parliamentary commander-in-chief during the English Civil War (1612-1671)
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.
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Quotes
edit- I must needs say my judgement was for the Parliament, as the King's, and Kingdom's, great and safest Council.
- "Short Memorials of some things to be cleared during my Command in the Army [1645 to 1650 A.D.]", in Stuart Tracts 1603–1693, ed. C. H. Frith, p. 353
Quotes about Fairfax
edit- Fairfax, whose name in arms through Europe rings
Filling each mouths with envy or with praise,
And all her jealous monarchs with amaze.- John Milton, "On the Lord General Fairfax at the Siege of Colchester" (1648)
External links
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