Harquebusier
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The harquebusier was the most common form of cavalry found throughout Western Europe during the early to mid-17th century. Early harquebusiers were characterised by the use of a type of carbine called
Harquebusier, carbine-armed cavalry, 17th century
Gustavus Adolphus (centre) leading a mixed-cavalry charge, c. 1632. Painting by Jan Martszen de Jonge, 1634
Snaphaunce carbine, c. 1660s
English-made very high quality harquebusier armour of Pedro II of Portugal: an engraved cuirass, bridle-hand gauntlet, buff coat, and 3-barred lobster tailed pot helmet
New Model Army
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The New Model Army or New Modelled Army was a standing army formed in 1645 by the Parliamentarians during the First English Civil War, then disbanded after the Stuart Restoration in 1660. It differed
Harquebusier
…to harden it. Harquebusiers were organised into troops, and a variable number of troops made up a regiment. The organisation of the cavalry of the New Model Army in England was typical: each troop was ideally composed of 100 cavalrymen commanded by a captain, with six troops comprising a regiment under a colonel…
New Model Army Soldier's catechism
Sir Thomas Fairfax, appointed commander of the New Model Army in April 1645
Oliver Cromwell, appointed commander of the cavalry
Drill manual for musketeers