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Jacobite Risings

Battle of Preston 1715 — Scottish contingent action

1715
Lancashire, England
Also known as: Preston 1715 Scottish Jacobites
Era
Jacobite Risings
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Lancashire, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Jacobites (Forster and Mackintosh)
Forces
c.4,000 government (Wills and Carpenter); Jacobites surrender
VS
Victor
Government
Forces
c.1,500 Jacobites (Forster)
Outcome
Jacobite force surrenders at Preston; Mackintosh of Borlum captured; rising ends in England
The Battle

History & Significance

The Jacobite surrender at Preston on 14 November 1715 captured Brigadier Mackintosh and the combined Scottish-English Jacobite force, ending the rising south of the Border.

Casualties & Losses

Approximately 40 Jacobites killed; 1400 captured

Questions & Answers

Frequently Asked Questions

Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Battle of Preston 1715 — Scottish contingent action

Castle Hill motte
Scheduled monument · ~0.9 miles
Penwortham Old Bridge
Scheduled monument · ~1 miles
Roman settlement and industrial area at Winery Lane
Scheduled monument · ~1.2 miles
Cromwell's Mound Civil War fieldwork
Scheduled monument · ~2.6 miles
Chingle Hall moated site
Scheduled monument · ~4 miles
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