Atlas of Battles

commander, 6 engagements

Battles of Ferdinando Fairfax, 2nd Baron Fairfax of Cameron

Battles of Ferdinando Fairfax, 2nd Baron Fairfax of Cameron

English politician and general (1584-1648)

Ferdinando Fairfax, 2nd Baron Fairfax of Cameron is recorded as a commander at 6 placed engagements in the atlas between 1642 and 1644: 4 battles and 2 sieges, all in present-day United Kingdom. Taken in date order, the sites lie 197 km apart end to end, 39 km between engagements on average. Most belong to First English Civil War (3), English Civil War (2).

Siege of HullBattle of TadcasterBattle of Adwalton MoorBattle of SelbySiege of YorkBattle of Marston MoorBattle of TadcasterBattle of Adwalton MoorBattle of SelbySiege of YorkBattle of Marston MoorBirminghamManchesterNewcastleLiverpoolNottinghamMiddlesbroughStokeBlackpoolNorwichPeterborough100 km53.853N, 0.998W
6 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1642: 1 engagements1643: 2 engagements1644: 3 engagements3 in 164416421644
6 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Tadcaster, 1642Battle of Adwalton Moor, 1643Siege of Hull, 1643Battle of Selby, 1644Siege of York, 1644Battle of Marston Moor, 164416421644
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 2

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
7 December 1642Battle of TadcasterTadcaster, United KingdomRoyalist victory
30 June 1643Battle of Adwalton MoorAdwalton, United Kingdom30 km SWRoyalist Victory
2 September 1643Siege of HullKingston upon Hull, United Kingdom88 km EParliamentarian victory
April 1644Battle of SelbySelby, United Kingdom49 km WParliamentarian victory
22 April 1644Siege of YorkYork, United Kingdom19 km NParliamentarian-Covenanter victory
2 July 1644Battle of Marston MoorLong Marston, United Kingdom11 km WParliamentarian-Scottish victory

Sources and method

Commanders come from the commander fields of the English Wikipedia infoboxes of these engagements (CC BY-SA 4.0), resolved to one article each; portrait, dates and description from Wikidata (CC0) and Wikimedia Commons, Harry Speight. No credits for the illustration, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.