Many officers (often the gentlemen amateurs) of existing units merged into regiments of the New Model Army became surplus to establishment and were discharged; these "reformadoes" demonstrated several times in London as they sought compensation or relief.
Many officers (often the gentlemen amateurs) of existing units became surplus to establishment and were discharged; these "reformadoes" demonstrated several times in London as they sought compensation or relief. These existing units were merged into regiments of the New Model Army.