"Army "new modelled"?" Topic
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| GeoffQRF | 03 May 2013 4:11 a.m. PST |
"Everyone knows that Cromwell's New Model Army defeated the Royalist forces in the English Civil War. The army was established in 1645 and disbanded with the restoration of Charles II, to whom doubtless it provided unwelcome memories. So the historical lexicographer will of course be able to find evidence for the expression New Model Army all the way back to 1645 or thereabouts. But if you type it into any database of 17th Century text (or 18th Century text for that matter) you will be wasting your time." link |
| Yesthatphil | 03 May 2013 4:31 a.m. PST |
It's a pedantic point they make, of course (given detractors could call it the 'new noddle' … it is, just about, _interesting that the words New, Model and Army don't occur in any contemporary text in that specific order …) … But people modernise the style and order of words all the time … (I won't even begin to go into how the Bible has changed in my lifetime as it is a translation anyway – but I'm sure you get the point) .. Phil
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| Elenderil | 10 May 2013 1:34 p.m. PST |
IIRC the description was that the army was "new modelled" the description "New Model Army" is from much later. I will also be at Naseby with Colonel Robert Hammond's RoF look me up. Edit – I should have read the link before commenting! |
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