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 relied on Henry Oxburgh's guidance, an Irish former soldier. The Jacobites moved southwest from Northumberland into Lancashire but encountered converging forces of the British Army under Charles Wills and George Carpenter.