Eastern Association army
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The Eastern Association army was a key Parliamentarian field force in the First English Civil War, noted for its effectiveness in East Anglia under leaders such as the Earl of Manchester and Oliver Cromwell.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Parliamentarian field army
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military unit ⓘ |
| activeInRegion |
East Anglia
NERFINISHED
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eastern England ⓘ |
| allegiance | Parliament of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Cambridgeshire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Essex NERFINISHED ⓘ Hertfordshire NERFINISHED ⓘ Huntingdonshire NERFINISHED ⓘ Lincolnshire NERFINISHED ⓘ Norfolk NERFINISHED ⓘ Suffolk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commandStructure |
Oliver Cromwell as lieutenant-general of horse
ⓘ
under the Earl of Manchester as army commander ⓘ |
| conflict | First English Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contributedTo | formation of the New Model Army ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| dissolvedInto | New Model Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | English Civil Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formedFrom | militia forces of the Eastern Association counties ⓘ |
| fundedBy | Eastern Association counties ⓘ |
| garrisonOrHeadquarters | Cambridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentalAuthority | English Long Parliament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
helped secure Parliamentarian control of eastern England
ⓘ
served as a model for later Parliamentarian military organization ⓘ |
| knownFor |
military effectiveness in East Anglia
ⓘ
providing experienced troops for the New Model Army ⓘ |
| languageOfCommand | English ⓘ |
| militaryBranch |
cavalry
ⓘ
infantry ⓘ |
| notableCommander |
Edward Montagu, 2nd Earl of Manchester
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lawrence Crawford NERFINISHED ⓘ Oliver Cromwell NERFINISHED ⓘ Sir Thomas Fairfax NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEngagement |
Battle of Gainsborough (1643)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Battle of Marston Moor NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Newbury NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Winceby NERFINISHED ⓘ Siege of York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableUnit | Cromwell’s cavalry (Ironsides) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedTo | Royalist forces ⓘ |
| partOf | Eastern Association NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousTendency | Puritan influence ⓘ |
| role | key Parliamentarian field force in the First English Civil War ⓘ |
| supportedBy | Puritan gentry of East Anglia ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1640s ⓘ |
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