NEWSFLASH: 11 November 1715 – Major-General Wills, the Government Army commander, leaves Manchester for Wigan. 7.00pm: The Earl of Derwentwater is told that Major-General Wills is to march from Wigan to […]
8 years ago 1715 Battle of Preston: A chronology of events during the Jacobite uprising – Part 7NEWSFLASH: 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 Advertisement Advertisement 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 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 A potted history of a local public transport company whose existence spanned over 100 yearsFollowing the closure of John Fishwick and Sons, Leyland, on 24th October, 2015, local historian, Heather Crook, looks into the history of the ubiquitous ‘green bus’ public transport company since […]
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