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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New Model Army

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

In the general of the New Model Army, Sir Thomas Fairfax, he has a distinct, and we venture to say very worthy, pupil of that school.

From Lectures and Essays by Goldwin Smith

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