club-men
club-men. Not all Englishmen were keen to fight in the Civil War and by 1644 the depredations and extortions of each army had become unbearable. Groups of country folk, particularly in the royalist south and west, began to band together against troops from either side. Armed mainly with clubs, scythes, and spades, they were still formidable, and local commanders tried to enlist their help and turn their animosities against the other side. The Wiltshire club-men were hostile to Parliament, while their neighbours in Somerset were hostile to the king. Cromwell had to deal with 2,000 of them on Hambledon Hill near Shaftesbury: his cavalry dispersed them with some loss of life, but he wrote to Fairfax for permission to send the ‘poor silly creatures’ home. Rupert tried to instil better discipline in the border counties in 1645, and it was in part to reduce looting and appease the club-men that Parliament strove to pay the New Model Army regularly.
J. A. Cannon
More From encyclopedia.com
Clyde H. Bellecourt , CLUB
An organization composed of people who voluntarily meet on a regular basis for a mutual purpose other than educational, religious, charitable, o… Book Clubs , book clubs: As a phenomenon in American cultural life, book clubs have made an impact in two periods of history. During the 18th and 19th cent. book… Rotary International , Rotary International
One Rotary Center
1560 Sherman Avenue
Evanston, Illinois 60201
U.S.A.
Telephone: (847) 866-3000
Fax: (847) 866-9732
Web site: ht… Carlton Club , Carlton Club
Carlton Club. Founded in 1832 after the Tories' sharp electoral defeat over the Great Reform Act as a means of rallying the party, of en… Womens Clubs , WOMEN'S CLUBS are voluntary organizations that were originally formed by women who had been denied access to the major institutions of America's demo… Golf Club , Background
A golf club is used to strike the ball in the game of golf. It has a long shaft with a grip on one end and a weighted head on the other en…
You Might Also Like
NEARBY TERMS
club-men