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New Model Army
noun
- the army established in 1645 during the Civil War by the English parliamentarians, which exercised considerable political power under Cromwell
Example Sentences
"For groups like us, it feels like home," said Justin Sullivan, lead singer of rock band New Model Army.
I got into it as a teenager – I would listen to bands such as Sisters of Mercy, the Mission and New Model Army.
Nearly 4,000 soldiers were killed during the fight, which took place on September 3, 1651, as the Parliamentarian New Model Army defeated King Charles II's Royalists.
Items owned by Sir Tom Fairfax, Commander-in-chief of the New Model Army, are also on show, including his sword, riding boots and a drinking flask given to him by Oliver Cromwell.
Martin Marix Evans, author and Naseby expert, said: "At its heart the Civil War was a clash of fundamentally opposed ideologies - belief in absolute monarchy against an embryonic sense of democracy. "But while the king's court and generals had squabbled, the Parliamentarians, including Oliver Cromwell, had been building the New Model Army.
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