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Sir Thomas Fairfax was a Parliamentary general who fought against King Charles I in the English Civil War. Fairfax was given command of the Parliamentary forces in 1645.

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1. C.H.Frith,Cromwell,1935

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	Charles (I, King of England and Scotland 1625-1649)
	Cromwell, Oliver
	Dartmouth Castle

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Early Modern Period (1500-1800) - Under Construction
1644	Jul 2	Battle of Marston Moor
1645	Feb 15	The Lords passes the Ordinance
	Jun 14	Battle of Naseby
	Jun 18	Leicester Surrenders
	Jul 10	Battle of Langport
	Jul 21	Bridgwater falls to Fairfax
	Jul 29	Bath falls to the Parliamentarians
	Aug 15	Sherborne Castle taken by Fairfax
	Sep 10	Royalists surrender Bristol
1646	Jan 19	Fairfax captures Dartmouth Castle
	Feb 16	Battle of Torrington
	Mar 13	Hopton surrenders
	Apr	Charles escapes from Oxford
	Apr	Exeter falls to Fairfax