Memoirs of Great Commanders
Memoirs of Great Commanders
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" Cromwell, who had formerly been the eager but secret instigator of all the contempt and insubordination which the army had displayed towards the Parliament, felt the benefit of his concealment now that, as the real chief of the 170 OLITEB CEOMWELL.
council of state, tlie mutiny of his troops impugned his own power. Several instances of severity only served to increase the spirit of disaffection, and Cromwell and Eairfax took the field against a considerable body of cavalry who remained in ope...n revolt. "When the two forces were within a small distance of each other, Cromwell had recourse to his never- failing hypocrisy to spare the effusion of blood on either side, and assure the victory to himself. He demanded a parley with the mutineers, appeared to lend an attentive ear to their grievances, lulled them into security by nego- tiation, and surprised them all at night in the village where they had taken up their quarters. A few were executed, and the rest dispersed. Yet still the same feelings of anger and turbulence prevailed, and, having received an individual direction, were poured bitterly upon the heads of Cromwell and Ireton.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
" Cromwell, who had formerly been the eager but secret instigator of all the contempt and insubordination which the army had displayed towards the Parliament, felt the benefit of his concealment now that, as the real chief of the 170 OLITEB CEOMWELL.
council of state, tlie mutiny of his troops impugned his own power. Several instances of severity only served to increase the spirit of disaffection, and Cromwell and Eairfax took the field against a considerable body of cavalry who remained in ope...n revolt. "When the two forces were within a small distance of each other, Cromwell had recourse to his never- failing hypocrisy to spare the effusion of blood on either side, and assure the victory to himself. He demanded a parley with the mutineers, appeared to lend an attentive ear to their grievances, lulled them into security by nego- tiation, and surprised them all at night in the village where they had taken up their quarters. A few were executed, and the rest dispersed. Yet still the same feelings of anger and turbulence prevailed, and, having received an individual direction, were poured bitterly upon the heads of Cromwell and Ireton.
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