The Jacobite army entered Lancaster on 25 November 1745. The town had a significant Catholic and Tory population sympathetic to the Stuart cause. Lancashire was considered one of the most Jacobite counties in England, and the Jacobites hoped large numbers would join the march south. In practice, few Englishmen took the step of joining the Highland army. The march through Lancaster was unopposed. The Jacobite officers were struck by the prosperity of the English towns compared to the poverty of the Scottish Highlands.
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