Thomas Fairfax Biography and Timeline — Page 2

Mobilization

Reaches Blandford & detaches 6 regiments for the relief of Taunton

Role range: 1642-1649

Mobilization

Arrives at Nuneham near Oxford & is joined by Cromwell

Role range: 1642-1649

Siege of Oxford

Siege of Oxford by Fairfax and the New Model Army

Role range: 1642-1649

Siege of Leicester

Rupert captures and ransacks Leicester in an attempt to draw Fairfax away from Oxford

Role range: 1642-1649

Siege of Oxford

Rupert captures and ransacks Leicester in an attempt to draw Fairfax away from Oxford

Role range: 1642-1649

Capture of Leicester

After Royalists take Leicester Fairfax is ordered nth

Role range: 1642-1649

Siege of Oxford

Marches to Newport Pagnell on his way to besiege Oxford

Role range: 1642-1649

Mobilization

Fairfax arrives at Newport Pagnell where is joined by Vermuyden & his 2,500 horse

Role range: 1642-1649

Battle of Borough Hill

Initial contact between Fairfax and the King's army at Borough Hill

Role range: 1642-1649

Mobilization

Cromwell joins forces with Fairfax & Parliament has an Army of more than 13,000 men

Role range: 1642-1649

Mobilization

Fairfax arrives 12 miles from where Charles is at Daventry to the latters surprise

Role range: 1642-1649

Capture of Gainsborough

Leads his main force into Gainsborough while his main scouts enter Naseby

Role range: 1642-1649

Battle of Naseby

Fairfax directs the New Model Army at Naseby and wins the decisive victory over Charles I's main field army.

Role range: 1642-1649

Battle of Naseby

With Cromwell's help defeats Charles force of 7,500. Leaves Guilsborough in the early hours & by sunrise the Army is ready on Naseby Bridge. A decisive victory over the royalists

Role range: 1642-1649

Battle of Naseby

Fairfax commands the New Model Army in the decisive defeat of Charles I at Naseby.

Role range: 1642-1651 – 1645-1650

Capture of Leicester

Fairfax takes back Leicester

Role range: 1642-1649

Capture of Dorchester

Fairfax meets the Clubmen of Dorset and Wiltshire at Dorchester

Role range: 1642-1649

Battle of Langport

Fairfax defeats the last major Royalist field army in the west at Langport and continues the New Model Army's advance.

Role range: 1642-1649

Battle of Langport

Fairfax boldly attacks Gorings strong defences at the Battle of Langport

Role range: 1642-1649

Battle of Langport

Fairfax defeats Goring's Royalist army and opens the west of England to Parliamentarian advance.

Role range: 1642-1651 – 1645-1650

Capture of Bridgewater

Fairfax takes Bridgewater

Role range: 1642-1649

Siege of Bridgewater

Fairfax takes Bridgewater

Role range: 1642-1649

Capture of Sherborne Castle

Fairfax assaults and captures Sherborne Castle

Role range: 1642-1649

Siege of Sherborne Castle

Fairfax assaults and captures Sherborne Castle

Role range: 1642-1649

Siege of Bristol

Fairfax begins Parliament's campaign to retake Bristol.

Role range: 1642-1649 – 1645-1645

Siege of Bristol

Siege of Bristol by Fairfax begins

Role range: 1642-1649

Capture of Bristol

Fairfax captures Bristol for Parliament.

Role range: 1642-1649 – 1645-1645

Capture of Bristol

Prince Rupert surrenders Bristol to Parliament under Fairfax

Role range: 1642-1649

Captain

Appointed Captain General of the New Model Army

Role range: 1642-1649

New Model Army

Organised into 12 infantry & 11 cavalry regiments & 1 dragoon regiment. Becomes the 1st Commander of the New Model Army

Role range: 1642-1649

Captain

Appointed Captain General of the New Model Army

Result of Surrender of Hopton's Royalist Forces

Truro falls and Hopton accepts Fairfax's terms, ending organised Royalist resistance in Cornwall.

Role range: 1642-1649

Surrender of Hopton's Royalist Forces

Hopton agrees surrender terms to Fairfax as Truro is captured from the Royalists

Role range: 1642-1649

Surrender of Oxford

Fairfax receives the surrender of Oxford, ending the Royalists' principal headquarters and effectively closing the First Civil War.

Role range: 1642-1649

Siege of Oxford

Fairfax receives Oxford's surrender and ends the king's wartime capital.

Role range: 1642-1651 – 1645-1650

Battle of Langport

Commands the New Model Army to victory over Goring, a final blow to the Royalist cause

Role range: 1642-1649

Siege of Oxford

Oxford capitulates following the final siege of Oxford, and by the end of September 1646 Charles had neither army nor garrison in England, following the surrender of Thomas Blagge at Wallingford Castle after a siege conducted by Fairfax

Role range: 1642-1649

Siege of Wallingford Castle

Oxford capitulates following the final siege of Oxford, and by the end of September 1646 Charles had neither army nor garrison in England, following the surrender of Thomas Blagge at Wallingford Castle after a siege conducted by Fairfax

Role range: 1642-1649

Capture of Dartmouth

Discovers letters from the Queen enlisting French support. Captures Dartmouth

Role range: 1642-1649

Arrest of Thomas Fairfax

Charles I is deliverred by the Scots to the commissioners of Parliament, Fairfax meets the King beyond Nottingham, and accompanies him during the journey to Holdenby

Role range: 1642-1649