Battle of Preston (1715)

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The Battle of Preston (1715) was a key engagement in the Jacobite rising of 1715, where government forces defeated Jacobite rebels in the English town of Preston, effectively ending the uprising in England.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle
engagement
aftermath capture and later execution or imprisonment of many Jacobite leaders
large-scale surrender of Jacobite forces
alsoKnownAs Battle of Preston
Siege of Preston (1715)
belligerent Hanoverian government
Jacobite rebels
category Battles involving Great Britain
Battles of the Jacobite rising of 1715
History of Preston, Lancashire
linked to: Preston
combatant British government forces
Jacobites
linked to: Jacobite risings
commander Charles Wills
George Carpenter
Henry Oxburgh
James Radclyffe, 3rd Earl of Derwentwater
Thomas Forster
William Widdrington, 4th Baron Widdrington
conflict Jacobite rising of 1715
country Kingdom of Great Britain
date 1715-11-12
endDate 1715-11-14
era 18th century
faction supporters of James Francis Edward Stuart
supporters of King George I
geographicalContext northwest England
hasParticipant British Army
linked to: English Army

English Jacobites
linked to: Jacobite risings

Scottish Jacobites
linked to: Jacobite risings
locatedInTime November 1715
militaryTheater British Isles
opposingClaimant James Francis Edward Stuart
partOf Jacobite rising of 1715
War of the Quadruple Alliance era context in Britain
place Preston, Lancashire, England
linked to: Preston
politicalContext opposition to the Hanoverian succession
succession dispute after the death of Queen Anne
relatedEvent Battle of Sheriffmuir
result Government victory
rulingMonarch George I of Great Britain
significance decisive defeat of the Jacobite rising in England
effectively ended Jacobite military operations in England in 1715
startDate 1715-11-12
tacticalOutcome Jacobite forces surrounded and compelled to surrender
typeOfEngagement urban fighting

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Jacobite rising of 1715 significantBattle Battle of Preston (1715)
the Fifteen hasKeyEvent Battle of Preston (1715)
Battle of Preston (1715) alsoKnownAs Battle of Preston
linked to: Battle of Preston (1715)
Battle of Preston (1715) alsoKnownAs Siege of Preston (1715)
linked to: Battle of Preston (1715)
Thomas Forster notableEvent Battle of Preston (1715)