1645 February The New Model army of England.

1645 The New model army of England was formed on February 15th. 1645, by the Parliamentarians in the English Civil War, and disbanded in 1660 after the Restoration, it differed from other armies in the same conflict in that it was intended as an army liable for service anywhere in the country, rather than being tied to a single area or garrison. Its soldiers became full-time professionals, rather than part-time militia.To establish a professional officer corps, the men were prohibited from having seats in either the Houses of Lords or Commons,this was to encourage their separation from the political or religious factions among the Parliamentarians.The New model army was raised partly from veter- an soldiers who already had held Puritan religious convictions, and partly from conscripts, who brought with them many commonly-held beliefs about religion or society; its common soldiers held 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 led to the Army's willingness to contribute to the overthrow of both the Crown and Parliament's authority, and to establish a short-lived "Commonwealth",which included a period of direct military rule; ultimately, the army's generals (particularly Lieutenant-general Oliver Cromwell) could rely both on the army's internal discipline and its religious zeal and innate support for the"Good Old Cause" to maintain an essentially dictatorial rule. Foundation:The New model army was formed as a result of dissatisfaction among Parliamentarians with the conduct of the Civil War in1644,although the Parliamentarians had a clear advantage in manpower over the royalists, most of their forces were raised by local associations of counties, and could rarely be used far from their homes.