The Jacobite cavalry's advance guard crossed Swarkestone Bridge over the Trent — the longest medieval bridge in England — making it the southernmost point reached by any Jacobite military unit in 1745. The bridge was a crucial Trent crossing and its seizure was necessary before the army could advance on London. The subsequent retreat from Derby meant this bridge became the high-water mark of the last Jacobite invasion of England.
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