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Jacobite Risings

Jacobite rising — Northumberland muster 1715

1715
Northumberland, England
Also known as: Forster's Northumberland rising 1715
Era
Jacobite Risings
Battle Type
Skirmish
Location
Northumberland, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Government loyalists
Forces
Government loyalists c.100–150.
VS
Victor
Jacobites (initially)
Forces
Jacobites c.300–400
Outcome
Thomas Forster MP raised Northumberland Jacobites; marched to join Scottish Jacobites; decisive defeat followed at Preston
The Battle

History & Significance

The 1715 Northumberland rising was the last significant Jacobite action in the county. Forster led the English Jacobites south to their catastrophic defeat at Preston. His subsequent escape from Newgate Prison became famous, largely through his sister's assistance

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