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Events on Monday 17 August 1648 1
1648Battle of PrestonCromwell crushes a Royalist-Scottish force in the Second English Civil WarBetween 17 and 19 August 1648 Oliver Cromwell's New Model Army defeated a Royalist and Scottish Engager force under the Duke of Hamilton near Preston. The victory effectively ended the Second English Civil War and secured Parliament's military dominance.