Atlas of Battles

commander, 20 engagements

Battles of Thomas Fairfax, 3rd Lord Fairfax of Cameron

Battles of Thomas Fairfax, 3rd Lord Fairfax of Cameron

Parliamentary commander-in-chief during the English Civil War (1612-1671)

Thomas Fairfax, 3rd Lord Fairfax of Cameron is recorded as a commander at 20 placed engagements in the atlas between 1643 and 1648: 11 battles and 9 sieges, all in present-day United Kingdom. Taken in date order, the sites lie 2,876 km apart end to end, 151 km between engagements on average. Most belong to First English Civil War (12), English Civil War (3), Second English Civil War (2).

Battle of LeedsBattle of Seacroft MoorCapture of WakefieldSiege of HullSiege of Helmsley CastleBattle of NantwichBattle of SelbySiege of OxfordSiege of BridgwaterSiege of BristolSiege of TivertonSiege of Lathom HouseBattle of TorringtonBattle of MaidstoneSiege of ColchesterBattle of Adwalton MoorBattle of Marston MoorSieges of TauntonBattle of NasebyBattle of LangportBattle of Adwalton MoorBattle of Marston MoorSieges of TauntonBattle of NasebyBattle of LangportBirminghamManchesterCardiffLiverpoolNottinghamBrightonPortsmouthStokeBlackpoolLuton200 km52.458N, 1.482W
20 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1643: 5 engagements1644: 6 engagements6 in 16441645: 6 engagements6 in 16451646: 1 engagements1648: 2 engagements16431648
20 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Leeds, 1643Battle of Seacroft Moor, 1643Capture of Wakefield, 1643Battle of Adwalton Moor, 1643Siege of Hull, 1643Siege of Helmsley Castle, 1644Battle of Nantwich, 1644Battle of Selby, 1644Siege of Oxford, 1644Battle of Marston Moor, 1644Sieges of Taunton, 1644Battle of Naseby, 1645Battle of Langport, 1645Siege of Bridgwater, 1645Siege of Bristol, 1645Siege of Tiverton, 1645Siege of Lathom House, 1645Battle of Torrington, 1646Battle of Maidstone, 1648Siege of Colchester, 164816431648
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 3

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
23 January 1643Battle of LeedsBriggate, United KingdomParliamentarian victory
30 March 1643Battle of Seacroft MoorWest Yorkshire, United Kingdom11 km NERoyalist victory
21 May 1643Capture of WakefieldWakefield, United Kingdom20 km SParliamentarian victory
30 June 1643Battle of Adwalton MoorAdwalton, United Kingdom13 km NWRoyalist Victory
2 September 1643Siege of HullKingston upon Hull, United Kingdom88 km EParliamentarian victory
1644Siege of Helmsley CastleHelmsley Castle, United Kingdom73 km NWParliamentarian victory
25 January 1644Battle of NantwichNantwich, United Kingdom162 km SWParliamentarian victory
April 1644Battle of SelbySelby, United Kingdom125 km NEParliamentarian victory
May 1644Siege of OxfordOxford, United Kingdom226 km SParliamentarian victory
2 July 1644Battle of Marston MoorLong Marston, United Kingdom246 km NParliamentarian-Scottish victory
September 1644Sieges of TauntonTaunton, United Kingdom350 km SParliamentarian victory
14 June 1645Battle of NasebyNaseby, United Kingdom212 km NEParliamentarian victory
10 July 1645Battle of LangportLangport, United Kingdom197 km SWParliamentarian victory
13 July 1645Siege of BridgwaterBridgwater, United Kingdom9 km NWParliamentarian victory
10 September 1645Siege of BristolBristol, United Kingdom45 km NEParliamentary victory
1645Siege of TivertonTiverton, United Kingdom88 km SWParliamentary victory
2 December 1645Siege of Lathom HouseLathom, United Kingdom302 km N1st Siege: Royalist victory; 2nd Siege: Parliamentary...
16 February 1646Battle of TorringtonGreat Torrington, United Kingdom307 km SParliament victory
1 June 1648Battle of MaidstoneMaidstone, United Kingdom328 km EParliamentarian victory
12 June 1648Siege of ColchesterColchester, United Kingdom74 km NParliamentary 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, Ann Longmore-Etheridge, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.