Between 1649 and 1658 Cromwell had more power than anyone
else in Britain. In 1649 he took the New Model Army to Ireland.
During the English Civil War Cromwell had heard terrible stories
from Protestants in Ireland. He heard that Catholics committed
horrible cruelties such as cutting off people's hands and feet and
beating women's brains with poles. There were many such stories.
The name of his army was the New Model Army.
oliver cromwell
Oliver Cromwell
lord protector of England and the leader of the new model army
The New Model Army, organised by Oliver Cromwell, was a part of the Parliamentarian rebellion against the Royalists. The "old army", as you put it, did not answer to a Parliament - they were the Royalist army.
Oliver Cromwell
The name of his army was the New Model Army.
Oliver attack Ireland because the royalist were creating an army there and he had to stop them before they attacked
oliver cromwell
The Cromwellian conquest of Ireland (1649-53) refers to the re-conquest of Ireland by the forces of the English Parliament, led by Oliver Cromwell during the wars of the three kingdoms. Cromwell landed in Ireland with his new model army on behalf of England's long parliament in 1649
Oliver Cromwell
to obtain more power.
Oliver Cromwell
Oliver Cromwell
Oliver Cromwell
lord protector of England and the leader of the new model army
The New Model Army, organised by Oliver Cromwell, was a part of the Parliamentarian rebellion against the Royalists. The "old army", as you put it, did not answer to a Parliament - they were the Royalist army.