Sir George Booth's rising of August 1659 attracted support from Lancashire gentry and Presbyterians who mustered forces for the Royalist cause across Lancashire. The Lancashire muster was part of the coordinated rising intended to cover northern England simultaneously, though the Lancashire element failed to coalesce effectively before Lambert arrived.
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