Many of the officers and veteran soldiers of the English Civil War studied and implemented war strategies that had been learned and perfected in other wars across Europe, namely by the Spanish and the Dutch during the Dutch war for independence which began in 1568.
Banyak perwira dan veteran tentara dalam Perang Saudara Inggris mempelajari dan menerapkan strategi perang yang telah diperoleh dan disempurnakan dalam perang-perang lain di seluruh Eropa, antara lain oleh Spanyol dan Belanda selama perang kemerdekaan Belanda yang dimulai tahun 1568.