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The New Model Army or New Modelled Army was a standing army formed in 1645 by the Parliamentarians during the First English Civil War, then disbanded after the Stuart Restoration in 1660. It differed from other armies employed in the 1639 to 1653 Wars of the Three Kingdoms in that members were liable for service anywhere in the country, rather ...
Oliver Cromwell (25 April 1599 – 3 September 1658) was an English statesman, politician, ... In April 1645 the New Model Army finally took to the field, ...
The Battle of Dunbar was fought between the English New Model Army, under Oliver Cromwell, and a Scottish army commanded by David Leslie on 3 September 1650 near Dunbar, Scotland. The battle resulted in a decisive victory for the English.
In 1650 Scotland was rapidly raising an army. The leaders of the English Commonwealth government felt threatened and on 22 July the New Model Army under Oliver Cromwell invaded Scotland. The Scots, commanded by David Leslie, retreated to Edinburgh and refused battle.
The Battle of Naseby took place on 14 June 1645 during the First English Civil War, near the village of Naseby in Northamptonshire.The Parliamentarian New Model Army, commanded by Sir Thomas Fairfax and Oliver Cromwell, destroyed the main Royalist army under Charles I and Prince Rupert.
Plaque commemorating three Levellers executed by Oliver Cromwell in Burford. The Banbury mutiny was a mutiny by soldiers in the English New Model Army.The mutineers did not achieve all of their aims and some of the leaders were executed shortly afterwards on 17 May 1649.
In April 1645, to hinder the northwards movement of English Royalist field artillery, Oliver Cromwell led a cavalry raid into the English Midlands. The raid was the first active operation carried out by the newly formed New Model Army. [12] Alexander Leslie, 1st Earl of Leven, Lord General of the Covenanter Army
Oliver Cromwell leads the New Model Army to Edinburgh. [4] 3 September – Battle of Dunbar takes place between Cromwell's Army and the Scottish Covenanters. Cromwell's army wins and the battle results in southern Scotland surrendering to England; [4] it is administered from Dalkeith. 1651: 1 January – Charles II crowned King of Scotland at ...