Forster relied on advice from Henry Oxburgh, an Irish former soldier. The Jacobites moved southwest from Northumberland into Lancashire, but were faced with converging forces of the British Army under Charles Wills and George Carpenter.
Forster consulted with Henry Oxburgh, a retired Irish soldier. The Jacobites advanced southward from Northumberland into Lancashire but were confronted by advancing British Army forces led by Charles Wills and George Carpenter.