"Favourite ECW commander?" Topic

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"

Prince Rupert. He was Wrong but Wromantic. Plus he had a dog.

Dogs are good.

-- Jeff

Ruprecht of the Rhine!

I quite like William Waller

I like the dog called: Wupert of the Whine.

Lord George Goring

Sir Thomas Fairfax

"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.

2nd on Montrose

Since Boye was Satan's representative,we know who was really in charge,Woof!

Another vote for Waller.

I'm going to vote for Thomas Fairfax too.

Sir John Hurry. Luckless cheuchter and professional soldier from Aberdeenshire who frequently changed sides often ending up on the losing side.

I'd also vote for Black Tom Fairfax.
But outside the primary wars – Owen Roe O'Neill.

Cromwell, because he worked hard and overcame.Like many republicans he forgot the cause after he won (like Castro).

martin

Montrose for me!!

My wife is a total Montrose fangirl.

I'm more for Rupert, 'cause of Boye!

Rupert and Boye for me!

Sir Charles Lucas.

Montrose for me too.

Erik

Astley for the Royalists.
Tom Fairfax for the Paliamentarians. Both skilled soldiers and honourable men

Another vote for 'Black Tom' Fairfax.

Montrose. Pure class.

I love the whole Waller-Hopton dynamic and the 'war without an enemy'

Sir John Marley: proto-Geordie, and the defender of the last outpost of the lost cause in the North.

Down Boye! Old Noll for me…

Rupert for me!

Another vote for Black Tom here. Good organisational skills and a decent grasp of strategy.

Sir William Vaughan "The Devil of Shrawardine".

Black Tom for me too

Sir Ralph Hopton

Another vote for Sir William Waller, in this 'Warre without and enemie'

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

Hopton and Astley.

Ralph Hopton for me, mainly for his exploits in Cornwall and Devon early on in the war.