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Battle of Preston (1648)

Battle of Preston
Part of the Second English Civil War
Battle of Preston 1648.svg
Battle of Preston 1648
Date 17–19 August 1648
Location Preston, Lancashire
Result Decisive Parliamentarian victory
Belligerents
Parliamentarians

Covenanter Flag.png Engagers

English Royalists
Commanders and leaders

Oliver Cromwell

John Lambert

Covenanter Flag.png Duke of Hamilton
Covenanter Flag.png Earl of Callendar
Covenanter Flag.png William Baillie
Covenanter Flag.png John Middleton

Marmaduke Langdale
Strength
8,600 11,000, not all were engaged in the battle.
Casualties and losses
Under 100 killed

2,000 killed

9,000 captured

Covenanter Flag.png Engagers

Oliver Cromwell

Covenanter Flag.png Duke of Hamilton
Covenanter Flag.png Earl of Callendar
Covenanter Flag.png William Baillie
Covenanter Flag.png John Middleton


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