Below are some characters from my 28mm scale New Model Army.
Each character is based on the real person who performed that role in the New Model Army lists for 1646.
Some times all we have is their last name. If this is the case they were usually titled "Master"
 Churgeon at work Dr Payne (No tittering in the ranks, that was actually his name!) Performing an amputation on some unfortunate. |
 Drug Dealer! Here we have Master Webb pedaling his potions to cure every ague or malady. |
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 Army Intelligence Reconnaissance and intelligence was not an exact science in the 17th century, however the New Model Army did better than most under the leadership of Major Watson. |
 Commander Sir Thomas Fairfax. Commander in Chief of the New Model Army. |
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 In charge of the foot Sir Phillip Skippon in command of the foot He had initially 12 regiments of foot at his disposal. |
 A rising Star Oliver Cromwell, a man of no military experience other than that of the armchair general became the ultimate cavalry commander. His skills in the field of battle was equaled by his political skill. This leading him to become Lord protector of the Commonwealth. |
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 Agitator! John Wildman was elected by his peers to represent the soldiers case to the Army grandees, namely no disbandment of the Army until pay arrears were cleared. Originally known as Adjudicators, this soon changed to Agitators as many of them stirred up their comrades to mutiny and held such radical ideas as universal suffrage and thoughts not far removed from Communism in their support of the Leveller movement. |
 Preacher Master Bole was Chaplin to the Army. A Good Puritan whose job was keep the troops on the straight and narrow. Nobody was supposed to preach except a Chaplin. This was to try and prevent the spread of different sects that were springing up, Baptists, Quakers, Fifth Monarchy Men and a number of other notions of more outlandish ideas. None of which were deemed good for moral or discipline. |
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