NEWSFLASH: 10 November 1715 – Jacobite horesmen are joined by foot soldiers today in Preston Jacobite foot soldiers arrive in Preston. James III is proclaimed king in the Market Place. Officers […]
8 years ago 1715 Battle of Preston: A chronology of events during the Jacobite uprising – Part 6NEWSFLASH: 9 November 1715 – Rebel foot soldiers stay in Garstang. Horse troops arrive in Preston in the evening. Rev. Samuel Peploe, Vicar of Preston parish church, defiantly reads prayers for […]
8 years ago 1715 Battle of Preston: A chronology of events during the Jacobite uprising – Part 5Newsflash: 8 November 1715 – Jacobites in Garstang and Major-General Wills on the move from Chester. Jacobites march towards Preston. Major-General Wills, formerly in garrison at Chester, arrives at Manchester, aiming […]
8 years ago 1715 Battle of Preston: A chronology of events during the Jacobite uprising – Part 4NEWSFLASH: November 7th – 1.00pm, Jacobite rebels enter Lancaster. James III proclaimed. Sir Henry Hoghton, with a force of about 600 local volunteers, marches to meet them but his militia retreats. […]
8 years ago Advertisement Advertisement 1715 Battle of Preston: A chronology of events during the Jacobite uprising – Part 3NEWSFLASH: November 5 12 noon Jacobites enter Kendal. On 5 November the army marched for Kendal, “a town of very good trade.” About noon six quarter-masters arrived and about 2 o’clock […]
8 years ago 1715 Battle of Preston: A chronology of events during the Jacobite uprising – Part 2NEWSFLASH: November 2nd 3p.m. 1715 – The Jacobites continue their march south. Jacobites enter Penrith. ‘James III’ proclaimed King. They march via Appleby and Kendal to Lancaster. About 3 o’clock […]
8 years ago 1715 Battle of Preston: A chronology of events during the Jacobite uprising – Part 1Relive the Battle of Preston with Preston Historical Society. Discover all about the issues and people involved in the run-up to the battle; 2015 being the year of the […]
8 years ago Preston celebrates the 300th anniversary of the last battle in EnglandThree hundred years ago, in 1715, the last battle in England was fought in Preston, Lancashire between English government forces and the Jacobite rebels. Over the next few weeks and […]
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