New Model Army
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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 than being limited to a single area or garrison. To establish a professional officer corps, the army's leaders were prohibited from having seats in either the House of Lords or House of Commons. This was to encourage their separation from the political or religious factions among the Parliamentarians.
Scene from recreation of Battle of Naseby
Cromwell's Troopers
First operations of the New Model Army
Re-enactment - The Siege of Bolingbroke Castle
Sir Ralph Knight, Knt- The New Model Army in England, Ireland and Scotland, 1645–1653 - book by Ian Gentles published in 1992
- The New International Encyclopædia/New Model, The - , 1979
- The Rise of the New Model Army - book published in 1979
| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| commons | image | Scene from recreation of Battle of Naseby | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Cromwell's Troopers | Commons | ||
| commons | image | First operations of the New Model Army | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Re-enactment - The Siege of Bolingbroke Castle | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Sir Ralph Knight, Knt | Commons | ||
