Thomas Fairfax
/ˌtɒməs ˈfeəfæks/
/ˌtɑːməs ˈferfæks/
- (1612-71) an English soldier, the most important general on the side of Parliament in the English Civil War. He was responsible for forming the New Model Army and was its first leader. He was made a knight in 1640 and a baron in 1648.
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