The fighting around Preston on 17-19 August 1648 involved multiple crossing actions; at the Ribble bridge south of Preston Baillie Scottish infantry made a determined stand against Cromwell before being overwhelmed; this action cut off Hamilton escape south and sealed the fate of the Engager army.
Aubrey generates in-depth historical research for any location in Britain — drawing on Domesday records, scheduled monuments, Victorian OS maps, geological data and archaeological archives to tell the full story of a place.
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