Field Marshal | 16 Oct 2015 2:06 a.m. PST |
I know this comes up regularly but i think its always worth getting new perspective etc. Who appeals to you most as a commander in the ECW? I must admit to being drawn to the Earl of Essex when I first started reading about the War. The more I read thouhg the more I admire a royalist! Jacob Astley, was the Kings most loyal commander of infantry. he was well respected and experienced and a solid commander. he was a man of honour and due to his surrender in the first civil war he then refused to go against his word and remained out of it until his death in 1652. I love that he was known for his famous quotes like at Edgehill "O Lord, Thou knowest how busy I must be this day. If I forget Thee, do not forget me." which he followed promptly with the order "March on, boys!" My favourite quote is when he surrendered to the Parliamentarians, prophetic and world wise "Well, boys, you have done your work, now you may go and play—if you don't fall out among yourselves"
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SJDonovan | 16 Oct 2015 2:58 a.m. PST |
Prince Rupert. He was Wrong but Wromantic. Plus he had a dog. |
Jeff of SaxeBearstein | 16 Oct 2015 3:30 a.m. PST |
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Phillius | 16 Oct 2015 3:52 a.m. PST |
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Fat Wally | 16 Oct 2015 4:06 a.m. PST |
I quite like William Waller |
Lt Col Pedant | 16 Oct 2015 4:48 a.m. PST |
I like the dog called: Wupert of the Whine. |
Wargames Designs | 16 Oct 2015 4:55 a.m. PST |
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mbsparta | 16 Oct 2015 5:28 a.m. PST |
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Mac1638 | 16 Oct 2015 5:37 a.m. PST |
"Prince Rupert. He was Wrong but Wromantic. Plus he had a dog". Try and get past the Victorianism of the dashing Cavalier and the dour Roundhead. Parliamentarians like Waller and Fairfax Royalists like Rupert, Astley and Hopton when you read about them and how very good they where at there jobs and interesting caricatures. There are others like Byron and Goring how could loss the war in an afternoon. I think my favourite is James Graham 1st Marquise of Montrose created an army out of nothing and almost won Scotland for the King. He was trated very shabaly by Charles II. |
Wackmole9 | 16 Oct 2015 6:16 a.m. PST |
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skinkmasterreturns | 16 Oct 2015 6:52 a.m. PST |
Since Boye was Satan's representative,we know who was really in charge,Woof! |
Big Martin Back | 16 Oct 2015 7:00 a.m. PST |
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Bushy Run Battlefield | 16 Oct 2015 7:05 a.m. PST |
I'm going to vote for Thomas Fairfax too. |
elcid1099 | 16 Oct 2015 7:12 a.m. PST |
Sir John Hurry. Luckless cheuchter and professional soldier from Aberdeenshire who frequently changed sides often ending up on the losing side. |
Guillaume deGuy | 16 Oct 2015 8:50 a.m. PST |
I'd also vote for Black Tom Fairfax. But outside the primary wars – Owen Roe O'Neill. |
martin goddard | 16 Oct 2015 9:03 a.m. PST |
Cromwell, because he worked hard and overcame.Like many republicans he forgot the cause after he won (like Castro). martin |
jambo1 | 16 Oct 2015 9:36 a.m. PST |
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Roderick Robertson | 16 Oct 2015 9:37 a.m. PST |
My wife is a total Montrose fangirl. I'm more for Rupert, 'cause of Boye! |
Stosstruppen | 16 Oct 2015 10:06 a.m. PST |
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Mollinary | 16 Oct 2015 10:13 a.m. PST |
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Regards | 16 Oct 2015 11:22 a.m. PST |
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Lee John Ayre | 16 Oct 2015 1:35 p.m. PST |
Astley for the Royalists. Tom Fairfax for the Paliamentarians. Both skilled soldiers and honourable men |
arthur1815 | 16 Oct 2015 2:20 p.m. PST |
Another vote for 'Black Tom' Fairfax. |
Khusrau | 16 Oct 2015 5:30 p.m. PST |
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YoursInaWhiteWineSauce | 16 Oct 2015 7:01 p.m. PST |
I love the whole Waller-Hopton dynamic and the 'war without an enemy' |
Lt Col Pedant | 17 Oct 2015 2:37 a.m. PST |
Sir John Marley: proto-Geordie, and the defender of the last outpost of the lost cause in the North. |
Reactionary | 17 Oct 2015 7:59 a.m. PST |
Down Boye! Old Noll for me… |
keiththej | 17 Oct 2015 9:33 a.m. PST |
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Elenderil | 17 Oct 2015 10:03 a.m. PST |
Another vote for Black Tom here. Good organisational skills and a decent grasp of strategy. |
handgrenadealien | 17 Oct 2015 10:27 a.m. PST |
Sir William Vaughan "The Devil of Shrawardine". |
Sandinista | 18 Oct 2015 5:52 p.m. PST |
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Dexter Ward | 19 Oct 2015 2:43 a.m. PST |
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Herkybird | 21 Oct 2015 12:28 p.m. PST |
Another vote for Sir William Waller, in this 'Warre without and enemie' |
Jeff of SaxeBearstein | 23 Oct 2015 2:33 p.m. PST |
Well at least so far the favorites are . . . Fairfax -- 7 votes Rupert and Montrose -- 5 votes each Waller -- 4 votes everyone else -- two or fewer votes -- Jeff
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Supercilius Maximus | 24 Oct 2015 1:52 p.m. PST |
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HampshireHog | 25 Oct 2015 6:19 a.m. PST |
Ralph Hopton for me, mainly for his exploits in Cornwall and Devon early on in the war. |