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Battle of the Second English Civil War / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the battle of the Jacobite rising of 1715, see Battle of Preston (1715).
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Battle of Preston | |||||||
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Part of the Second English Civil War | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Engagers English Royalists | Parliamentarians | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Duke of Hamilton Earl of Callendar Earl of Middleton William Baillie Marmaduke Langdale |
Oliver Cromwell John Lambert | ||||||
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c.24,000, not all of whom were engaged | 11,200, of whom 9,000 were engaged | ||||||
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