New Model Army

British  

noun

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

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Example Sentences

The professional military force Parliament commanded — the New Model Army — was, if anything, even more fervent in its Puritan convictions and for the most part happy to enforce the new injunctions.

From Salon • Dec. 24, 2024

Thanks to the effectiveness of Cromwell, the New Model Army, and the financial backing of the city of London, the round-heads gained the upper hand in the war.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2020

So the historical lexicographer will of course be able to find evidence for the expression New Model Army all the way back to 1645 or thereabouts.

From BBC • May 3, 2013

Banville takes a portrait of a handsome man on his deathbed and reinvents him as a much-admired officer, Launcelot Northbrook, who served with Cromwell's New Model Army.

From The Guardian • Mar. 16, 2010

Rupert's unaccountable contempt for the New Model Army prevented him from taking the proper precautions, and he remained absolutely ignorant of Fairfax's movements, until he was quartered eight miles from Daventry.

From Rupert Prince Palatine by Scott, Eva