English Army

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The English Army was the land warfare force of the Kingdom of England prior to its unification into the British Army in the early 18th century.

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Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf historical army
land warfare force
allegiance English Commonwealth
surface form: Commonwealth of England

Kingdom of England
surface form: English Crown

Parliament of England
Protectorate of Oliver Cromwell
surface form: Protectorate of England
conflict Anglo-Dutch Wars
Anglo-Scottish Wars
English Civil War
Colonial America
surface form: English colonization of North America

English conquest of Ireland
Hundred Years' War
Nine Years' War
War of the Spanish Succession
Wars of the Roses
country Kingdom of England
disestablishedInCentury 18th century
endCause Acts of Union 1707
unification of English and Scottish armed forces
establishedBefore British Army
garrisonLocation England
mergedInto British Army
notableBattle Battle of Agincourt
Battle of Blenheim
Battle of Crécy
Battle of Malplaquet
Battle of Naseby
Battle of Poitiers
Battle of Ramillies
Battle of Towton
notableCommander Edward III of England
Henry V of England
John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough
Oliver Cromwell
Richard III of England
William III of England
operatedIn Kingdom of England
partOf English Army self-linksurface differs
surface form: military of the Kingdom of England
primaryLanguage English
replacedBy British Army
role land warfare
timePeriod Early modern period
Middle Ages
usedUnitType artillery
cavalry
infantry
usedWeapon flintlock musket
longbow
matchlock musket
pike

Referenced by (12)

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Bardolph allegiance English Army
this entity surface form: English army
Battle of Dungan's Hill combatant2 English Army
this entity surface form: English Parliamentarian army in Ireland
Siege of Drogheda hasBelligerent English Army
this entity surface form: English Parliamentarian forces
this entity surface form: British Army
Battle of Blenheim involvedUnit English Army
George Monck militaryBranch English Army
Monmouth Rebellion opponent English Army
this entity surface form: Royal Army
English Army partOf English Army self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: military of the Kingdom of England
John Vanbrugh servedIn English Army
Thomas Dudley servedIn English Army
this entity surface form: English army of Henry IV of France