Battle of Preston
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Two battles are known as the Battle of Preston:
May also refer to:
- The Battle of Preston (1648)Battle of Preston (1648)The Battle of Preston , fought largely at Walton-le-Dale near Preston in Lancashire, resulted in a victory by the troops of Oliver Cromwell over the Royalists and Scots commanded by the Duke of Hamilton...
was a victory for Oliver Cromwell over the Royalists during the English Civil War. - The Battle of Preston (1715)Battle of Preston (1715)The Battle of Preston , also referred to as the Preston Fight, was fought during the Jacobite Rising of 1715 ....
was a defeat for the rebels in the Jacobite Rising.
May also refer to:
- The Battle of PrestonpansBattle of PrestonpansThe Battle of Prestonpans was the first significant conflict in the Jacobite Rising of 1745. The battle took place at 4 am on 21 September 1745. The Jacobite army loyal to James Francis Edward Stuart and led by his son Charles Edward Stuart defeated the government army loyal to the Hanoverian...
1745, a victory for the Jacobites over the British government in 1745.