Military Methods of Oliver Cromwell

Military Methods of Oliver Cromwell

Introduction

Oliver Cromwell was a military and political Britain, known as one of the leaders of the English Civil War. A movement that overthrew Charles I and led to the establishment of a Puritan republic in Britain. Cromwell ruled with the title of Lord Protector of England, Scotland and Ireland, of 16 December of 1653 until his death, which is believed to have been caused by malaria or poisoning. Ambitious regicide dictator for a hero of freedom for others, Cromwell (1599-1658) is one of the most controversial and important figures in the history of England. It was a radical Puritan and a ruler full of contradictions. His measures against Irish Catholics are considered by some historians as genocidal or close to it. In Ireland, Cromwell is deeply hated.

Thesis Statement

The military methods of Oliver Cromwell reflect Puritanism

Discussion

When the civil war began, Cromwell was a troop of cavalry, which became the basis of his Ironsides, so called in reference to the nickname given by the Prince Rupert Cromwell after the Battle of Marston Moor, in which the prince was defeated. As leader of the parliamentary cause and commander of the New Model Army, Cromwell played a pivotal role in the defeat of forces loyal to Charles I, ending the absolute power of the monarchy in Britain.

Cromwell at the time was 40 years, moreover, he did not have military experience, but it was he who was nominated as a military organizer and leader of the Puritan movement. Oliver known for his radical views in a puritanical Long Parliament, speaking for the complete abolition of the episcopate, and throughout the East of England was known as a champion of the right to elect church communities as their priests, and those forms of religious life, who meet this community.

Oliver Cromwell was feared and respected in the major capitals of Europe and, during his tenure, England, unlike what happened in the first half of the s. XVII again became a political factor that should be taken into consideration. One of the first acts of Oliver Cromwell as Lord Protector was to express his desire to end the war with the Netherlands, which had never been Partisan. The Treaty of Westminster (1654) did not involve any concessions, and the conditions of peace he obtained were considerably advantageous to the Englishmen. Regarding Spain, Cromwell showed great animosity and even before declaring ...