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Agitators | |
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Dates of operation | 1647 | –1648
Country | ![]() |
Allegiance | Parliament |
Ideology | Liberalism |
Part of | New Model Army |
Allies | Levellers |
Opponents | Grandees |
Battles and wars | English Civil War |
The Agitators were a political movement as well as elected representatives of soldiers, including members of the New Model Army under Lord General Fairfax, during the English Civil War. They were also known as adjutators. Many of the ideas of the movement were later adopted by the Levellers.