Clubmen
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Clubmen were bands of vigilantes during the English Civil War (1642–1651) who tried to protect their localities against the worst excesses of armies of both sides.
Initially Clubmen gatherings came together spontaneously as a response to the actions of soldiers in their localities. But as the war went on Clubmen in some areas were organised by the local gentry and were a force which both sides in the war had to take into account when planning a campaign and garrisoning some areas.