Agitators

Agitators
Dates of operation1647 (1647)–1648 (1648)
Country England
AllegianceParliament
IdeologyLiberalism
Part ofNew Model Army
AlliesLevellers
OpponentsGrandees
Battles and warsEnglish 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.