Battle of Preston (1648)
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For the battle of the Jacobite rising of 1715, see Battle of Preston (1715).
The Battle of Preston (17–19 August 1648), fought largely at Walton-le-Dale near Preston in Lancashire, resulted in a victory for the New Model Army under the command of Oliver Cromwell over the Royalists and Scots Engagers commanded by the Duke of Hamilton. The Parliamentarian victory presaged the end of the Second English Civil War.
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Part of the Second English Civil War | |||||||
Battle of Preston 1648 | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Royalists Scotland | Parliamentarians | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Duke of Hamilton Earl of Callendar Earl of Middleton William Baillie Marmaduke Langdale |
Oliver Cromwell John Lambert | ||||||
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11,000 (Not all were engaged in the battle.) | 8,600-9,000 | ||||||
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2,000 killed 9,000 captured | under 100 killed | ||||||
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