Battle of Preston (1715)

Battle of Preston
Part of the Jacobite rising of 1715

A map of 18th-century Preston
Date9–14 November 1715
Location53°45′14″N 2°42′04″W / 53.754°N 2.701°W / 53.754; -2.701
Result Government victory
Belligerents
Kingdom of Great Britain Great Britain Jacobites
Commanders and leaders
Kingdom of Great Britain Charles Wills
Kingdom of Great Britain George Carpenter
William Mackintosh
William Maxwell
Lord Derwentwater
Thomas Forster
Henry Oxburgh
Strength
2,500–3,000 1,700
Casualties and losses
300 killed or wounded 17 dead
25 wounded
1,468 captured
Battle of Preston (1715) is located in England
Battle of Preston (1715)
Location within England

The Battle of Preston (9–14 November 1715) was the final action of the Jacobite rising of 1715, an attempt to put James Francis Edward Stuart on the British throne in place of George I. After two days of street-fighting, the Jacobite commander Thomas Forster surrendered to government troops under General Charles Wills. It was arguably the last battle fought on English soil.