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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Royalist Scottish army opponent New Model Army
Battle of Inverkeithing combatantSide New Model Army
this entity surface form: Parliamentarian army of the English Commonwealth
Siege of Colchester combatant New Model Army
Bridget Cromwell connectedTo New Model Army
this entity surface form: New Model Army leadership
Thomas Holme militaryBranch New Model Army
this entity surface form: Parliamentary army
Battle of the Dunes (1658) belligerent New Model Army
this entity surface form: English New Model Army contingent
John Lambert partOf New Model Army
Anne Vere associatedWith New Model Army
Monck’s Regiment of Foot partOf New Model Army
Scottish Covenanter army alliedWith New Model Army
this entity surface form: English Parliamentarian army
Battle of Brentford combatant New Model Army
this entity surface form: Parliamentarian army
Dunnottar Castle besiegedBy New Model Army
this entity surface form: Oliver Cromwell’s army
Putney Debates organizedBy New Model Army
Putney Debates participant New Model Army
Cromwell’s Ironsides cavalry partOf New Model Army
Battle of St Fagans combatantParliamentarian New Model Army
this entity surface form: New Model Army elements
Battle of Maidstone combatant New Model Army
Royal Army of King James II precededBy New Model Army
Second Battle of Newbury opponent New Model Army
this entity surface form: Parliamentarian army
Levellers associatedWithOrganization New Model Army
Michael Jones militaryBranch New Model Army
this entity surface form: Parliamentarian army
Battle of Rathmines armedForcesInvolved New Model Army
this entity surface form: New Model Army elements
Arthur Aston killedBy New Model Army
this entity surface form: forces of Oliver Cromwell
Siege of Waterford combatant New Model Army