Yorkshire raised militia forces and prepared defences during the Jacobite advance of 1745. Subscription associations were formed and volunteer companies raised in the major towns. Wade's army at Newcastle was positioned to intercept any turn east. In the event, the Jacobites turned back at Derby and the Yorkshire forces saw no action. The episode reveals the government's genuine fear of Yorkshire's potential sympathy for the Stuart cause.
Yorkshire militia: c.2,000–3,000 mobilised; no engagement
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