Eastern Association army

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The Eastern Association army was a key Parliamentarian field force in the First English Civil War, noted for its effectiveness in East Anglia under leaders such as the Earl of Manchester and Oliver Cromwell.

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Eastern Association Army 2
Eastern Association army canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Parliamentarian field army
military unit
activeInRegion East Anglia
eastern England
allegiance Parliament of England
associatedWith Cambridgeshire
Essex
Hertfordshire
Huntingdonshire
Lincolnshire
Norfolk
Suffolk
commandStructure Oliver Cromwell as lieutenant-general of horse
under the Earl of Manchester as army commander
conflict First English Civil War
linked to: English Civil War
contributedTo formation of the New Model Army
country Kingdom of England
dissolvedInto New Model Army
era English Civil Wars
linked to: English Civil War
formedFrom militia forces of the Eastern Association counties
fundedBy Eastern Association counties
garrisonOrHeadquarters Cambridge
governmentalAuthority English Long Parliament
historicalSignificance helped secure Parliamentarian control of eastern England
served as a model for later Parliamentarian military organization
knownFor military effectiveness in East Anglia
providing experienced troops for the New Model Army
languageOfCommand English
militaryBranch cavalry
infantry
notableCommander Edward Montagu, 2nd Earl of Manchester
Lawrence Crawford
Oliver Cromwell
Sir Thomas Fairfax
notableEngagement Battle of Gainsborough (1643)
Battle of Marston Moor
Battle of Newbury
Battle of Winceby
Siege of York
notableUnit Cromwell’s cavalry (Ironsides)
opposedTo Royalist forces
partOf Eastern Association
religiousTendency Puritan influence
role key Parliamentarian field force in the First English Civil War
supportedBy Puritan gentry of East Anglia
timePeriod 1640s

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Edward Montagu, 1st Earl of Manchester commanded Eastern Association army
Parliamentarian side militaryForce Eastern Association army
Parliamentarians (English Civil War) militaryBranch Eastern Association Army
linked to: Eastern Association army
Parliamentarians militaryForce Eastern Association Army
linked to: Eastern Association army