The Jacobite army captured Carlisle during its advance into England — the last occasion a Scottish army captured an English city. The garrison surrendered after a brief siege. On the retreat from Derby, Carlisle was garrisoned with Jacobite troops under Colonel Francis Townley; they were left to their fate. After Cumberland retook the city, Townley and the other English Jacobites were executed for treason.
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