November 1715
Siege of Preston
Forced to surrender
Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at Preston in Great Britain. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
Forced to surrender
Leads a Jacobite force into Preston without any resistance
First day of the Royalist attack on the Jacobites at Preston
The Royalists march into Preston & dissarm Forsters men, 1,500 prisoners are taken
Elected Member of Parliament, calls himself "an old constitutional Whig"
Elected Member of Parliament, calls himself "an old constitutional Whig"
Appointed Manager of Preston North End
Awarded a place in the football Hall of Fame at the National Football Museum in Preston, joining fellow former Seasiders Stanley Matthews and Stan Mortensen in the list of Blackpool players selected
Provenance
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