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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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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engagement of the Second English Civil War → |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of Preston (1648)
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surface form: "Battle of Preston (Second English Civil War)"
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| belligerent |
Parliament of England
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surface form: "English Parliamentarians"
New Model Army →
surface form: "Parliamentarian New Model Army"
Royalists → Scottish Covenanters →
surface form: "Scottish Engagers"
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| 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
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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
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surrender of remaining Royalist-Scottish forces → |
| hasCasualties |
relatively light Parliamentarian casualties
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thousands of Royalist-Scottish killed, wounded, or captured → |
| historicalEra | 17th century → |
| historicalPeriod |
Second English Civil War
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surface form: "English Civil Wars"
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| involvedPerson |
George Monck
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James Hamilton, 1st Duke of Hamilton → Oliver Cromwell → Sir Marmaduke Langdale → Sir Thomas Fairfax → |
| location |
Preston
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surface form: "Preston, Lancashire, England"
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| outcome |
Royalist-Scottish army routed and dispersed
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large numbers of Royalist-Scottish troops captured → |
| partOf | Second English Civil War → |
| politicalConsequence |
strengthened radical elements within the New Model Army
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undermined prospects for negotiated settlement with Charles I → |
| politicalContext | attempt by Scottish Engagers to restore Charles I → |
| precededBy |
Second English Civil War
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surface form: "Royalist and Engager invasion of England in 1648"
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| result |
collapse of Second English Civil War
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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
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removed major military threat to the Long Parliament → secured Parliamentarian control of northern England → |
| tacticalFeature |
fighting along the River Ribble and surrounding lanes
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series of running engagements over several days → |
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this entity surface form: "Battle of Preston (Second English Civil War)"