Thomas Fairfax28 August 1648
Fairfax receives the surrender of Colchester after a hard Royalist siege during the Second Civil War.
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Fairfax receives the surrender of Colchester after a hard Royalist siege during the Second Civil War.
Fairfax leads the successful siege of Colchester, after the surrender of which he approves the execution of the Royalist leaders Sir Charles Lucas and Sir George Lisle, holding that these officers had broken their parole
Fairfax leads the successful siege of Colchester, after the surrender of which he approves the execution of the Royalist leaders Sir Charles Lucas and Sir George Lisle, holding that these officers had broken their parole
Fairfax leads the successful siege of Colchester, after the surrender of which he approves the execution of the Royalist leaders Sir Charles Lucas and Sir George Lisle, holding that these officers had broken their parole
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