TheBattleofNaseby,whichwasfoughton14June1645,wasthekeybattleoftheEnglishCivilWarbetweenParliamentariansandRoyalists.TheParliamentarianNewModelArmycommandedbySirThomasFairfaxandOliverCromwelldestroyedthemainarmyoftheRoyalists.
Atthebattle,Fairfaxfoughtwithadisregardforhisowndanger.HepersonallyengagedandkilledaRoyalistensignandtookaregimentalcolour*.Afterwardsasoldierclaimedthatithadbeenhewhohadtakenthecolour.WhenthosewhohadseenFairfaxtaketheflagaccusedthemanoflying,Fairfaxquietenedthembysaying,"Ihavehonourenough,lethimtakethathonourtohimself."
一六四五年六月十四日的內茲比戰役,是英國內戰勝敗攸關的一戰,戰鬥一方是議會派,一方是王黨。議會派新模範軍由湯瑪斯.費爾法克斯爵士及奧立佛.克倫威爾率領,摧毀了王黨軍隊的主力。
戰鬥中,費爾法克斯奮不顧身,和王黨軍隊一名掌旗官格鬥,把他殺死,奪得其兵團的旗幟。事後,一名軍人自稱那面軍旗是由他奪得的。目睹費爾法克斯奪旗的同袍,指摘那人說謊。費爾法克斯以一句話平息了爭議:「我的榮譽已經足夠。奪旗之功,就由他領取吧。」
*Colour指「旗幟」,一般用複數形式colours,但用單數形式colour也可以。