English Civil War soldiers

• English general and statesman who led the parliamentary army in the English Civil War and became Lord Protector of the Commonwealth (1599-1658)
• Old ___ (Boston sight)
• Oliver Cromwell's nickname
• "Old ___"
• Puritans press on the borders
• The Virginia and the Monitor, e.g.
• The Virginia and the Monitor, e.g
• Hull's was ''Old''

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Ironsides \I"ron*sides"\, n. A cuirassier or cuirassiers; also, hardy veteran soldiers; -- applied specifically to Cromwell's cavalry. Old Ironsides . (U. S. Hist.) A nickname for the U.S.S. Constitution, a sailing ship which fought in the American ...