New Model Army
Britishnoun
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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
The OED dates the phrase New Model Army to 1845, exactly two hundred years after the army was set up, in the works of the historian Thomas Carlyle.
From BBC • May 3, 2013
Julian Cope and New Model Army wrote songs about it.
From The Guardian • Jan. 12, 2013
In 1645, Cromwell’s New Model Army began defeating the Cavaliers, and the tide turned toward the Puritans.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2012
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
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