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 proved that his ‘‘Ironsides” were more than a match for Rupert’s cavalry.

Cromwell now pressed to have the army reorganized, and succeeded in getting Parliament to pass a ‘‘Self-Denying Ordinance,” by which members of Parliament were not allowed to command in



the army. Fairfax was made commander-in-chief, and by special permission Cromwell was allowed to remain with him. Strict discipline was now enforced in the army, and the ‘‘New Model,” it was called, in a short time, proved how wise was Cromwell’s advice and leadership by utterly defeating the king in a decisive