Battle of Preston (1648)

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The Battle of Preston (1648) was a decisive engagement of the Second English Civil War in which Oliver Cromwell’s New Model Army crushed a larger Royalist-Scottish force, effectively ending Royalist hopes of restoring Charles I by arms.

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Generate an image of the Battle of Preston (1648) (The Battle of Preston (1648) was a decisive engagement of the Second English Civil War in which Oliver Cromwell’s New Model Army crushed a larger Royalist-Scottish force, effectively ending Royalist hopes of restoring Charles I by arms.)

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
engagement of the Second English Civil War ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle of Preston (Second English Civil War) ⓘ
belligerent English Parliamentarians ⓘ
Parliamentarian New Model Army ⓘ
linked to: New Model Army

Royalists ⓘ
Scottish Engagers ⓘ
capturedCommander James Hamilton, 1st Duke of Hamilton ⓘ
combatantStrength approximately 20,000–24,000 Royalist-Scottish troops ⓘ
approximately 9,000–10,000 Parliamentarian troops ⓘ
commander George Monck ⓘ
James Hamilton, 1st Duke of Hamilton ⓘ
Oliver Cromwell ⓘ
Sir Marmaduke Langdale ⓘ
Sir Thomas Fairfax ⓘ
commandingForce New Model Army ⓘ
conflict Second English Civil War ⓘ
country Kingdom of England ⓘ
date 1648-08-17 ⓘ
endDate 1648-08-19 ⓘ
followedBy mopping-up operations at Winwick Pass ⓘ
surrender of remaining Royalist-Scottish forces ⓘ
hasCasualties relatively light Parliamentarian casualties ⓘ
thousands of Royalist-Scottish killed, wounded, or captured ⓘ
historicalEra 17th century ⓘ
historicalPeriod English Civil Wars ⓘ
involvedPerson George Monck ⓘ
James Hamilton, 1st Duke of Hamilton ⓘ
Oliver Cromwell ⓘ
Sir Marmaduke Langdale ⓘ
Sir Thomas Fairfax ⓘ
location Preston, Lancashire, England ⓘ
linked to: Preston
outcome Royalist-Scottish army routed and dispersed ⓘ
large numbers of Royalist-Scottish troops captured ⓘ
partOf Second English Civil War ⓘ
politicalConsequence strengthened radical elements within the New Model Army ⓘ
undermined prospects for negotiated settlement with Charles I ⓘ
politicalContext attempt by Scottish Engagers to restore Charles I ⓘ
precededBy Royalist and Engager invasion of England in 1648 ⓘ
result collapse of Second English Civil War ⓘ
decisive Parliamentarian victory ⓘ
defeat of Royalist-Scottish Engager army ⓘ
end of serious Royalist hopes of restoring Charles I by force ⓘ
startDate 1648-08-17 ⓘ
strategicSignificance paved way for trial and execution of Charles I ⓘ
removed major military threat to the Long Parliament ⓘ
secured Parliamentarian control of northern England ⓘ
tacticalFeature fighting along the River Ribble and surrounding lanes ⓘ
series of running engagements over several days ⓘ

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New Model Army → battle → Battle of Preston (1648) ⓘ
Battle of Preston (1648) → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Preston (Second English Civil War) ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Preston (1648)
Second English Civil War → hasPart → Battle of Preston (1648) ⓘ
James Hamilton, 1st Duke of Hamilton → participatedIn → Battle of Preston (1648) ⓘ
Cromwell’s Ironsides cavalry → engagedInBattle → Battle of Preston (1648) ⓘ
James Hamilton, 2nd Duke of Hamilton → capturedAt → Battle of Preston (1648) ⓘ