New Model Army

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noun

the army established in 1645 during the Civil War by the English parliamentarians, which exercised considerable political power under Cromwell

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How to use New Model Army in a sentence

There was much talk at the time of a "new model army" similar in type to the wonderful creation of Oliver Cromwell.
Washington and his Comrades in Arms|George Wrong
In these negotiations the New Model Army soon began to take a most active part.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 2|Various
A regiment of cavalry in the New Model Army numbered 600 men.
The Great Civil War in Lancashire (1642-1651)|Ernest Broxap
The New Model army usually sent for siege guns only when they were needed for particular service.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 6|Various

At all events, the New Model Army was being brought into shape in the spring of 1645.
Oliver Cromwell|Samuel Rawson Gardiner