17 August 1648
Arrest of James Hamilton
Cromwell defeats the Scottish-Royalist invasion Army led by Hamilton
Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at Preston in Scotland. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
Cromwell defeats the Scottish-Royalist invasion Army led by Hamilton
Hamilton commands the Scottish Engager army defeated by Cromwell during the Preston campaign.
First day of the disastrous Battle of Preston
The Scots are driven off by a charge of pikemen under Colonels Thomas Pride and Richard Dean. Surrenders at the Battle of Preston after making a final stand at Winwick. A victory by the troops of Oliver Cromwell over the Royalists and Scots commanded by the Duke of Hamilton, the Parliamentarian victory presaged the end of the Second English Civil War
Taken prisoner at the barricades of Preston, and brought to London
Taken prisoner at the barricades of Preston, and brought to London
Provenance
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