Thomas Fairfax

Type Figure Region England Time 1612–1671 Also known as Thomas Fairfax、Thomas Fairfax, 3rd Baron Fairfax of Cameron

Thomas Fairfax (c. 1612–1671) was commander-in-chief of the Parliamentary army and founder of the New Model Army, commanding decisive battles such as…

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1651–1659Knaresborough · YorkshireAfter resigning as commander-in-chief of the army in 1650, Fairfax retired to Yorkshire and no longer directly commanded troops. During the Commonwealth and Protectorate he stayed away from Cromwell's center of power and harbored reservations about the Protectorate, yet remained regarded as a military symbol and moral authority of the Parliamentary cause.
1660York · YorkshireIn 1660 Fairfax openly supported General Monck's action to restore the monarchy, using his prestige as former Parliamentary commander-in-chief to lend legitimacy to the Restoration. After Charles II returned to England he treated Fairfax with honor, sparing him from retribution and restoring some of his honors.

Sources

Fairfax, Thomas, third Lord Fairfax of Cameron (1612–1671) — Andrew J. Hopper (2004) https://www.oxforddnb.com/display/10.1093/ref:odnb/9780198614128.001.0001/odnb-9780198614128-e-9154
Thomas Fairfax, 3rd Baron Fairfax of Cameron https://www.britannica.com/biography/Thomas-Fairfax-3rd-Baron-Fairfax-of-Cameron