New Model Army
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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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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
army
ⓘ
military organization ⓘ parliamentary army ⓘ |
| allegiance |
English Parliamentarians
ⓘ
Parliament of England ⓘ |
| approximateSize | about 22,000 men at formation ⓘ |
| battle |
Battle of Dunbar (1650)
ⓘ
Battle of Langport ⓘ Battle of Naseby ⓘ Battle of Preston (1648) ⓘ Battle of Worcester (1651) ⓘ |
| component |
artillery
ⓘ
cavalry ⓘ infantry ⓘ |
| conflict |
English Civil War
ⓘ
English Civil War ⓘ
surface form:
First English Civil War
English Civil War ⓘ
surface form:
Second English Civil War
Third English Civil War ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| createdBy |
Committee of Both Kingdoms
ⓘ
Parliament of England ⓘ
surface form:
English Parliament
|
| disbandedAfter |
Charles II of England
ⓘ
surface form:
Restoration of Charles II
|
| dissolvedIn | 1660 ⓘ |
| formedIn | 1645 ⓘ |
| garrisonedIn |
England
ⓘ
Ireland ⓘ Scotland ⓘ |
| influenced | development of the modern professional army in Britain ⓘ |
| knownFor |
centralized organization
ⓘ
high discipline ⓘ merit-based promotion of officers ⓘ political radicalism among soldiers ⓘ religious radicalism among soldiers ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
New Model Ordinance
ⓘ
Self-Denying Ordinance ⓘ |
| notableCommander |
Henry Ireton
ⓘ
Oliver Cromwell ⓘ Philip Skippon ⓘ Sir Thomas Fairfax ⓘ |
| opposedTo |
Cleveland Cavaliers
ⓘ
surface form:
Cavaliers
Royalists ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Long Parliament 1640
ⓘ
surface form:
Pride's Purge
English Civil War ⓘ
surface form:
trial and execution of Charles I
|
| politicalRole | support of Cromwell as Lord Protector ⓘ |
| religiousComposition | strong Puritan influence ⓘ |
| roleInHistory |
decisive in victory of Parliament in the English Civil War
ⓘ
enabled rise of Oliver Cromwell ⓘ instrumental in establishment of the English Commonwealth ⓘ key force in abolition of the monarchy in 1649 ⓘ |
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subject surface form:
Long Parliament
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New Model Army (through legislation)
this entity surface form:
Parliamentarian faction (Roundheads)
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Parliamentary Army
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New Model Army cavalry
this entity surface form:
New Model Army infantry
this entity surface form:
Parliamentarian Army
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Organization of the New Model Army
this entity surface form:
Parliamentarian New Model Army
this entity surface form:
Parliamentary Army
this entity surface form:
Parliamentarian army
this entity surface form:
Parliamentarian Army
this entity surface form:
Parliamentarian army
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Roundheads
this entity surface form:
New Model Army infantry
this entity surface form:
Oliver Cromwell’s forces
this entity surface form:
Parliamentarian New Model Army
this entity surface form:
New Model Army (indirectly, through Self-Denying Ordinance)
this entity surface form:
New Model Army leadership