Scottish Covenanter army
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The Scottish Covenanter army was the military force raised by Scottish Presbyterians in the 17th century to defend their religious and political covenants, notably fighting in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms.
All labels observed (11)
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Target entity: Scottish Covenanter army Context triple: [Battle of Marston Moor, belligerent, Scottish Covenanter army]
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Royalist Scottish army
The Royalist Scottish army was the force raised in Scotland to support Charles II and the Stuart monarchy against the English Parliamentarian regime during the Third English Civil War.
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New Model Army
The New Model Army was the disciplined, centrally organized parliamentary force that played a decisive role in winning the English Civil War and enabling the rise of Oliver Cromwell.
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Queen's Rangers
The Queen's Rangers were a Loyalist provincial military unit in the American Revolutionary War, renowned for their light infantry and ranger tactics under British command.
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Royalist field army of the West
The Royalist field army of the West was a principal Royalist force in southwestern England during the First English Civil War, commanded by Lord Goring and active in campaigns against Parliamentarian armies until its defeat in 1645.
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Cromwell’s Ironsides cavalry
Cromwell’s Ironsides cavalry were Oliver Cromwell’s disciplined, religiously motivated mounted troops in the English Civil War, renowned for their effectiveness and decisive role in key Parliamentarian victories.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Scottish Covenanter army Target entity description: The Scottish Covenanter army was the military force raised by Scottish Presbyterians in the 17th century to defend their religious and political covenants, notably fighting in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms.
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A.
Royalist Scottish army
The Royalist Scottish army was the force raised in Scotland to support Charles II and the Stuart monarchy against the English Parliamentarian regime during the Third English Civil War.
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B.
New Model Army
The New Model Army was the disciplined, centrally organized parliamentary force that played a decisive role in winning the English Civil War and enabling the rise of Oliver Cromwell.
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C.
Queen's Rangers
The Queen's Rangers were a Loyalist provincial military unit in the American Revolutionary War, renowned for their light infantry and ranger tactics under British command.
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D.
Royalist field army of the West
The Royalist field army of the West was a principal Royalist force in southwestern England during the First English Civil War, commanded by Lord Goring and active in campaigns against Parliamentarian armies until its defeat in 1645.
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E.
Cromwell’s Ironsides cavalry
Cromwell’s Ironsides cavalry were Oliver Cromwell’s disciplined, religiously motivated mounted troops in the English Civil War, renowned for their effectiveness and decisive role in key Parliamentarian victories.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
early modern army
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military organization ⓘ |
| activeInCentury | 17th century ⓘ |
| alliedWith |
New Model Army
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surface form:
English Parliamentarian army
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| basedOnDocument |
National Covenant
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Solemn League and Covenant ⓘ |
| conflict |
Bishops' Wars
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Engager War ⓘ English Civil War ⓘ Bishops' Wars ⓘ
surface form:
First Bishops' War
Irish Confederate Wars ⓘ Scottish Civil War ⓘ Bishops' Wars ⓘ
surface form:
Second Bishops' War
Third English Civil War ⓘ Wars of the Three Kingdoms ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ |
| disbandedDuring | English Commonwealth period ⓘ |
| garrisoned |
Edinburgh
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Newcastle upon Tyne ⓘ various Scottish strongholds ⓘ |
| ideology |
Covenanter movement
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surface form:
Covenanting movement
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| loyalty |
Covenanter leadership
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Scottish Parliament ⓘ |
| notableBattle |
Battle of Auldearn
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Battle of Dunbar (1650) ⓘ Battle of Inverlochy (1645) ⓘ Battle of Kilsyth ⓘ Battle of Marston Moor ⓘ Battle of Newburn ⓘ Battle of Philiphaugh ⓘ Battle of Worcester (1651) ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of Worcester
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| notableCommander |
Alexander Leslie, 1st Earl of Leven
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surface form:
Alexander Leslie, Earl of Leven
Archibald Campbell, 10th Earl of Argyll ⓘ
surface form:
Archibald Campbell, 1st Marquess of Argyll
David Leslie, Lord Newark ⓘ James Livingston, 1st Earl of Callendar ⓘ Robert Monro ⓘ William Baillie of Letham ⓘ
surface form:
William Baillie
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| opposedTo |
Marquess of Montrose's Royalist army
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Royalist forces ⓘ Royalist Scottish army ⓘ
surface form:
Scottish Royalists
forces of Charles I of England ⓘ |
| organizedAs |
artillery units
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cavalry regiments ⓘ infantry regiments ⓘ |
| purpose |
defence of Presbyterian church government
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defence of Scottish religious covenants ⓘ resistance to royal religious policies ⓘ |
| recruitmentBase |
Presbyterian congregations
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Central Lowlands of Scotland ⓘ
surface form:
Scottish Lowlands
Scottish burghs ⓘ |
| religiousAlignment | Presbyterianism ⓘ |
| usedSystem | committee-based political oversight ⓘ |
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Subject: Scottish Covenanter army Description of subject: The Scottish Covenanter army was the military force raised by Scottish Presbyterians in the 17th century to defend their religious and political covenants, notably fighting in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms.
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