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Battle of Preston

The Battle of Preston reaches its climax as Royalist forces under James Hamilton clash with Parliamentarian troops led by Oliver Cromwell in the muddy fields outside Preston. The scene is chaotic, wit

Year 1648
Date 8/17
Location Preston, Lancashire, England
Layer 2
Visibility HIDDEN
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Key Figures

Oliver Cromwell James Hamilton, 1st Duke of Hamilton Parliamentarian Lieutenant Royalist Ensign Parliamentarian Musketeer Royalist Musketeer
Time Travel

Causal neighbors · 483 linked moments

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1645 · same era
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1645 · precedes
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1654 · same figure
Death of Oliver Cromwell
Death of Oliver Cromwell
1658 · same figure
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Siege of Drogheda
1649 · same figure
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Execution of Charles I
1649 · same era
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Treaty of Westminster (1654)
1654 · same era
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Siege of Chester (1645)
1645 · same era
Death of Oliver Cromwell
Death of Oliver Cromwell
1658 · same era
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1649 · same era
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1651 · same era
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Execution of Charles I
1649 · same era
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Execution of Charles I
1649 · same era
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Siege of Oxford
1646 · same era
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Battle of Marston Moor
1644 · same era
E
Execution of Charles I
1649 · same era
E
Execution of Charles I
1649 · precedes
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Treaty of Westminster (1654)
1654 · precedes
Death of Oliver Cromwell
Death of Oliver Cromwell
1658 · precedes
D
Declaration of the Commonwealth of England
1649 · precedes
B
Battle of Worcester
1651 · precedes
E
Execution of Charles I
1649 · precedes
E
Execution of Charles I
1649 · precedes
E
Execution of Charles I
1649 · precedes
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Siege of Chester (1645)
1645 · follows
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Siege of Oxford
1646 · follows
B
Battle of Marston Moor
1644 · follows
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Treaty of Westminster (1654)
1654 · same figure
Death of Oliver Cromwell
Death of Oliver Cromwell
1658 · same figure
D
Declaration of the Commonwealth of England
1649 · same figure
B
Battle of Worcester
1651 · same figure
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Battle of Oswestry
1643 · same figure
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Cromwellian Siege of Waterford
1650 · same figure
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Battle of Marston Moor
1644 · same figure
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Battle of Preston
1648 · contemporaneous