Oliver Cromwell

• "Old ___"
• Puritans press on the borders
• Bygone warship
• "Old" ship's name
• Hull's was ''Old''
• English Civil War soldiers
• The Virginia and the Monitor, e.g
• Teams following smooth Commonwealth forces
• Cromwell's men

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Ironside \I"ron*side`\, Ironsides \I"ron*sides`\, prop. n. A nickname for Oliver Cromwell. A nickname for Edmund II of England. --RHUD