Editing New Model Army (section)

{{Short description|English Civil War army (1645–60)}}
{{About|the 17th-century Parliamentarian military|the band|New Model Army (band)}}
{{For|the New Army in 20th-century Britain|Kitchener's Army}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}
{{Use British English|date=July 2023}}
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| unit_name  = New Model Army
| image      = [[Image:New Model Army - Soldier's catechism.jpg|center|border|190px]]
| caption    = ''The Souldiers Catechiſme'':{{sfn|Ram|1644|p=15}} Religious justification for the New Model Army
| dates      = 1645–1660
| country    = {{Flag|Commonwealth of England}}
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*[[English Council of State|Council of State]] (1649–1653; 1659–1660)
*[[Lord Protector]] (1653–1659)}}
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*[[First English Civil War]]
*[[Second English Civil War]]
*[[Cromwellian conquest of Ireland|Conquest of Ireland]]
*[[Third English Civil War]]
*[[First Anglo-Dutch War]]
*[[Anglo-Spanish War (1654–1660)|Second Anglo-Spanish War]]}}
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| commander1 = [[Thomas Fairfax, 3rd Lord Fairfax of Cameron|Thomas Fairfax]], [[George Monck, 1st Duke of Albemarle|George Monck]]
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| notable_commanders = [[Oliver Cromwell]], [[Thomas Pride]], [[John Lambert (General)|John Lambert]], [[Henry Ireton]], [[William Lockhart of Lee|William Lockhart]] 
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The '''New Model Army''' or '''New Modelled Army''' was a [[standing army]] formed in 1645 by the [[Roundhead|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 of England|House of Commons]]. This was to encourage their separation from the political or religious factions among the Parliamentarians.

The New Model Army was raised partly from among veteran soldiers who already had deeply held [[Puritans|Puritan]] religious beliefs, and partly from [[conscription|conscripts]] who brought with them many commonly held beliefs about religion or society. Many of its common soldiers therefore held [[English Dissenters|dissenting]] or radical views unique among English armies. Although the Army's senior officers did not share many of their soldiers' political opinions, their independence from [[Parliament of England|Parliament]] led to the Army's willingness to contribute to both Parliament's authority and to overthrow the Crown, and to establish a [[Commonwealth of England]] from 1649 to 1660, which included a period of direct military rule.