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New Model Army
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Parliamentarian army formed in 1645. Commanded by Sir Thomas Fairfax, then by Oliver Cromwell.
Basic data
| Instance of: | Field army |
|---|---|
| Wikidata ID: | Q1432954 |
| URL: | |
| definite start date: | 1645 JL Needs source |
| definite end date: | 1660 JL Needs source |
| Symbol: | None Needs source |
| Clothing: | None Needs source |
Events
Parent organizations
Dates in italic are earliest or latest known dates. Non-italic dates are definite start or end dates.
| Parent: | Relationship: | Earliest: | Latest: | Source: |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parliamentarian and Protectorate forces | Unit allegiance | Needs source | ||
| Army Committee | Military admin | 1645 JL | Needs source |
Subordinates
Personnel
Query for sources
Pay warrants
- Collections of army pay warrants signed by generals.
- Collections of Army Committee warrants for buying supplies.
All other linked sources
| Description | |
|---|---|
| Bodleian Library, MS Add. C. 247 | Account of arms and equipment issued by parliamentarian Ordnance Office, 1645-04-04 JL to 1645-05-02 JL. Probably duplicates part of TNA, WO 55/1646. |
| Bodleian Library, MS Eng. hist. c. 14 | Account of arms received by parliamentarian Ordnance Office 1645-03-24 JL to 1646-03-04 JL. Probably duplicates TNA, WO 55/1663. |
| Bodleian Library, MS Eng. hist. c. 244 | Account of arms and equipment received into parliamentarian Ordnance Office for New Model Army, 1645-1649 JL. Possibly duplicates TNA, WO 55/1662-1664 and/or SP 28/140/3. |
| British Library, Harley MS 1609 | Book containing various items. 1 bound volume. Includes: item 1, some private matters of an officer in Cromwell's army. Item 4: accounts of pay for army in Ireland. |
| Catemario - New Model Army (thesis, 2001) | Gabriella Catemario, The political making of the New Model Army, 1644-1647 (Ph.D. thesis, Queen Mary, University of London, 2001). |
| Davies - Army and Restoration (JSAHR, 1954) | Godfrey Davies, 'The Army and the Restoration of 1660', Journal of the Society for Army Historical Research 32/129 (1954), pp. 26-29. |
| Dow - English Army (thesis, 1976) | F. D. Dow, The English Army and the government of Scotland 1651-1660 (Ph.D. thesis, University of York, 1976). |
| Field - New Model Soldiers at Dunkirk 1658 (JSAHR, 1935) | C. Field, 'The Soldiers of Cromwell's New Model at the Battle of Dunkirk, 1658', Journal of the Society for Army Historical Research 14/54 (1935), pp. 102-108. |
| Henderson - Clarke Manuscripts (thesis, 1998) | Frances M. S. Henderson, New material from the Clarke manuscripts: political and official correspondence and news sent and received by the Army headquarters in Scotland, 1651-1660 (Ph.D. thesis, University of Oxford, 1998). |
| James - Soldiers and Sea Service (JSAHR, 1935) | G. F. James, Note 355: 'Soldiers and Sea Service: Military Elements Among the English Crews During the Anglo-Dutch War, 1652-54', Journal of the Society for Army Historical Research 14/56 (1935), pp. 238-240. |
| King - Higher Command of New Model Army (JSAHR, 1978) | D. W. King, Note 1708: 'the Higher Command of the New Model Army', Journal of the Society for Army Historical Research 56/225 (1978), pp. 57. |
| Lyndon - Parliament's Army in Essex, 1648, 1 (JSAHR, 1981) | B. P. Lyndon, 'The Parliament's Army in Essex, 1648: A Military Community's Association with County Society During the Second Civil War', Journal of the Society for Army Historical Research 59/239 (1981), pp. 140-160. |
| Lyndon - Parliament's Army in Essex, 1648, 2 (JSAHR, 1981) | B. P. Lyndon, 'The Parliament's Army in Essex, 1648: A Military Community's Association with County Society During the Second Civil War (continued)', Journal of the Society for Army Historical Research 59/240 (1981), pp. 229-242. |
| Massarella - Politics of the Army (thesis, 1977) | Derek P. Massarella, The politics of the Army 1647-1660 (Ph.D. thesis, University of York, 1977). |
| Midgley - New Model Army (thesis, 2008) | Henry Charles Midgley, The political thinking of the New Model Army 1647-54 (Ph.D. thesis, University of Cambridge, 2008). |
| Mungeam - Contracts (Arms and Armour Society, 1968) | Gerald I. Mungeam, 'Contracts for the Supply of Equipment to the New Model Army in 1645', Journal of the Arms & Armour Society (6, 1968), pp. 53-115. Transcript of contract book held by Museum of London. |
| Nusbacher - Triple Thread (thesis, 2001) | Lynette Nusbacher, The triple thread: supply of victuals to the army under Sir Thomas Fairfax 1645-1646 (Ph.D. thesis, University of Oxford, 2001). |
| Reece - Military Presence (thesis, 1981) | H. M. Reece, The military presence in England, 1649-1660 (Ph.D. thesis, University of Oxford, 1981). |
| Riley - Colonial Ironsides (1st edition, 2022) | Jonathon Riley, The Colonial Ironsides: English Expeditions under the Commonwealth and Protectorate, 1650-1660 (Solihull: Helion, 2022). |
| Robinson - Horse Supply (HCommons) | Gavin Robinson, 'Horse Supply and the Development of the New Model Army, 1642-1646'. Self-archived version of article first published in War in History. Includes new preface. |
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Links to sources
- Sprigg - Anglia Rediviva is a narrative of the army's operations up to the end of 1646, and also includes:
- British History Online: Lords Journal, volume 10, pp. 64-71: rates of pay passed by House of Lords Saturday 19 February 1648 JL / 29 February 1648 GR but to take effect from Wednesday 3 November 1647 JL / 13 November 1647 GR.
