Eastern Association
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The Eastern Association was a Parliamentarian regional army alliance in eastern England during the First English Civil War, noted for its early military successes against Royalist forces.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Parliamentarian army
ⓘ
regional military alliance ⓘ |
| activeIn |
Cambridgeshire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Essex NERFINISHED ⓘ Hertfordshire NERFINISHED ⓘ Huntingdonshire NERFINISHED ⓘ Lincolnshire NERFINISHED ⓘ Norfolk NERFINISHED ⓘ Suffolk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alliedWith | Scottish Covenanters NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | First English Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| disbanded | 1645 ⓘ |
| disbandedInto | New Model Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| engagedInBattle |
Battle of Gainsborough
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Battle of Winceby NERFINISHED ⓘ Siege of Lincoln (1644) NERFINISHED ⓘ Siege of York (as part of the campaign leading to Marston Moor) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| established | 1642 ⓘ |
| formedBy | Parliament of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fundedBy |
Parliamentary assessments
ⓘ
local taxation in associated counties ⓘ |
| governedBy | committee of local gentry and MPs ⓘ |
| hasCommander |
Edward Montagu, 2nd Earl of Manchester
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lord Grey of Warke NERFINISHED ⓘ Oliver Cromwell NERFINISHED ⓘ Sir John Palgrave NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableMember |
Edward Montagu, 2nd Earl of Manchester
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Oliver Cromwell NERFINISHED ⓘ Sir Thomas Fairfax NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableUnit | Cromwell's Ironsides NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTheaterOfOperations |
East Anglia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
East Midlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn | eastern England ⓘ |
| militaryBranch |
artillery
ⓘ
cavalry ⓘ infantry ⓘ |
| notedFor | early military successes against Royalists ⓘ |
| opposedTo | Royalist forces ⓘ |
| partOf | Parliamentarian forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | Parliamentarian ⓘ |
| religiousAlignment | largely Puritan ⓘ |
| role |
defence of eastern counties for Parliament
ⓘ
offensive operations against Royalist strongholds in the Midlands and North ⓘ |
| significance |
helped secure Parliamentarian control of eastern England
ⓘ
provided experienced troops and officers for the New Model Army ⓘ |
| supportedBy | Eastern Association Committee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1642–1645 ⓘ |
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