Battle of Preston

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Article abstract: Type of action: Ground battle in the English Civil War of 1642-1651. Result: The New Model Army routed the armies of Langdale and Hamilton and effectively ended Royalist resistance.

The forces of James Hamilton, third marquess and first duke of Hamilton, who was unaware of the close proximity of the Parliamentary army, were spread between Lancaster and Wigan when Oliver Cromwell sent a force of 200 horsemen and 400 infantry to probe Sir Marmaduke Langdale’s defenses at Preston on August 17, 1648. The divided and confused Royalist army, ineptly...

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