Preston FightBOOK THE EIGHTH—THE DEFENCEReading editionChapter navigation115 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…Front matterBOOK THE FIRST—THE EARL OF DERWENTWATER.I.—DILSTON CASTLE.II.—THE CHEVALIER DE SAINT GEORGE.III.—NICHOLAS RIBBLETON.IV.—THE LITTLE CHAPEL.V.—ANNA WEBB AND DOROTHY FORSTER.VI.—LADY WEBB.VII.—THE PROPOSAL.VIII.—COLONEL OXBURGH AND HIS COMPANIONS.IX.—CONFESSION.X.—A BANQUET.XI.—A MYSTERIOUS OCCURRENCE IN THE CHAPEL.XII.—A LETTER FROM THE EARL OF MAR.XIII.—THE BETROTHAL.XIV.—THE SPY.XV.—A GENERAL DEPARTURE.BOOK THE SECOND BAMBOROUGH CASTLE,I.—THE HIGH SHERIFF.II.—PURSUIT.III.—LORD WIDDRINGTON.IV.—DUNSTANBOROUGH CASTLE.V.—HOW THE PRINCE WAS LODGED IN THE OLD FORTRESS.VI.—ANNA'S ADVENTURE IN THE CAVERN.VII.—AN ALARM.VIII.—HOW THE SHERIFF AND HIS TROOP WERE CARED FOR.IX.—THE PRINCE'S PARTING INJUNCTIONS TO LORD DERWENTWATER AND ANNA.X.—THE ESCAPE.BOOK THE THIRD—THE INSURRECTION IN SCOTLAND.I.—THE HUNTING IN BRAEMAR.II.—BRIGADIER MACKINTOSH OF BORLUM.III.—HOW THE STANDARD WAS SET UP, AND KING JAMES PROCLAIMED AT CASTLETOWN.BOOK THE FOURTH—THE RISING IN NORTHUMBERLAND.I.—DILSTON REVISITED.II. A WARRANT ISSUED FOR THE EARL'S ARREST.III.—THE WOODCUTTER'S HUTIV.—THE MAIDEN'S WALK.V.—HOW CHARLES RADCLYFFE PROVOKED SIR WILLIAM LORRAINE.VI.—HOW CHARLES RADCLYFFE JOINED THE EARL AT THE HUT.VII.—HOW THE MAGISTRATES AND THE MILITIAMEN WERE FORCED TO QUIT THE CASTLE.VIII.—HOW THE EARL TOOK LEAVE OF THE COUNTESS.IX.—MAD-JACK HALL OF OTTERBURN.X.—THE RACE ON SIMONSIDE.XI.—WANNY CRAGS.XII.—WARKWORTH CASTLE.XIII.—ORGANISATION OF THE FORCE.XIV.—THE EARL'S BRIEF VISIT TO DILSTON.BOOK THE FIFTH—THE MARCH FROM HEXHAM TO LONGTOWN.I.—THE JUNCTION WITH THE SOUTH COUNTRY SCOTS.II.—MACKINTOSH'S ACHIEVEMENTS.III.—SUNDAY AT KELSO.IV.—A COUNCIL OF WAR.V—FURTHER DISSENSIONS.VI.—THE HIGHLANDERS REFUSE TO CROSS THE BORDER.VII.—LORD WIDDRINGTON RETURNS FROM LANCASHIRE.BOOK THE SIXTH—THE MARCH FROM PENRITH TO PRESTON.I.—THE ROUT ON PENRITH FELL.II.—MADAM BELLINGHAM.III.—HORNBY CASTLE.IV.—SIR HENRY HOGHTON AND THE QUAKER.V.—HOW THE PRISONERS IN LANCASTER CASTLE WERE RELEASED.VI.—LANCASHIRE WITCHES.I.—PROUD PRESTON.II.—HOW KING JAMES WAS PROCLAIMED FOR THE LAST TIME.III.—THE COUNTESS AND DOROTHY ARRIVE AT PRESTON.IV.—MRS. SCARISBRICK.V.—IMPORTANT RECRUITS.VI.—THE BALL AT THE TOWN-HALL.VII.—RALPH FAIRBROTHER.VIII.—APATHY OF GENERAL FORSTER.IX.—PARSON WOODS OF CHOWBENT.X.—GENERAL WILLS ARRIVES AT PRESTON.BOOK THE EIGHTH—THE DEFENCEI.—THE BARRICADES.II.—WHAT THE COUNTESS AND DOROTHY BEHELD FROM THE SUMMIT OF THE MANSION.III.—THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE ASSAULT.IV.—ALTERCATION BETWEEN FORSTER AND MACKINTOSH.V.—HOW THE TWO LARGE HOUSES IN CHURCH-STREET WERE TAKEN BY THE ASSAILANTS.VI.—HOUSES BURNT BY THE ASSAILANTS.VII.—THE WINDMILL BARRICADE.VIII.—HOW THE TWO LARGE HOUSES WERE ILLUMINATED.IX.—THE FORD.X.—BY WHOM THE COUNTESS AND DOROTHY WERE LIBERATED.XI.—AN UNLUCKY SHOT.BOOK THE NINTHI.—HOW A PARTY OF DRAGOONS WAS ROUTED BY CAPTAIN GORDON.II. MEETING OF CARPENTER AND WILLS.III.—GENERAL FORSTER WISHES TO CAPITULATE.IV.—COLONEL OXBURGH PROPOSES TERMS OF SURRENDER TO WILLS.V.—CAPTAIN DALZIEL HAS A CONFERENCE WITH WILLS.VI.—HOW FORSTER LEARNT THAT HE HAD BEEN BETRAYED.VII.—COLONEL COTTON.VIII.—HOSTAGES REQUIRED.IX—IN WHAT MANNER THE HOSTAGES WERE RECEIVED BY GENERAL WILLS.X.—BRIGADIER MACKINTOSH DISSUADES THE EARL OF WINTOUN FROM SALLYING FORTH.XI.—THE TERMS OF THE TREATY ARE ACCEPTED.XII.—THE INSURGENT OFFICERS DELIVER UP THEIR SWORDS.XIII.—HOW BRIGADIER MACKINTOSH PARTED WITH HIS CLAYMORE.XIV.—THE TWO GENERALS ENTER THE TOWN.XV.—THE TOWN IS PLUNDERED BY THE SOLDIERY.XVI.—CAPTAIN SHAFTOE IS SHOT.BOOK THE TENTH—THE DUNGEON.I—THE CHIEF INSURGENT PRISONERS ARE TAKEN TO LONDON.II.—THE EARL OF DERWENTWATER IS IMPRISONED IN THE DEVEREUX TOWER.III.—THE EARL OF NITHSDALE'S ESCAPE.IV.—THE EARL OF WINTOUN'S ESCAPE.V.—GENERAL FORSTER'S ESCAPE FROM NEWGATE.VI. BRIGADIER MACKINTOSH'S ESCAPEBOOK THE ELEVENTH—THE SCAFFOLD.I.—THE LAST PARTING BETWEEN THE EARL OF DERWENT-WATER AND THE COUNTESS.II.—HOW LORD WIDDRINGTON TOOK A LAST LEAVE OF THE EARL OF DERWENTWATER.III.—HOW THE EARL OF DERWENTWATER WAS BEHEADED.IV.—WHAT HAPPENED IN THE CHAPEL AT DAGENHAM PARK.V.—THE JOURNEY TO DILSTON.VI.—THE INTERMENT.Previous chapter ←X.—GENERAL WILLS ARRIVES AT PRESTON.Next chapter →I.—THE BARRICADES.All chapters and sections (115)Opening pagesFront matterOther sectionsBOOK THE FIRST—THE EARL OF DERWENTWATER.I.—DILSTON CASTLE.II.—THE CHEVALIER DE SAINT GEORGE.III.—NICHOLAS RIBBLETON.IV.—THE LITTLE CHAPEL.V.—ANNA WEBB AND DOROTHY FORSTER.VI.—LADY WEBB.VII.—THE PROPOSAL.VIII.—COLONEL OXBURGH AND HIS COMPANIONS.IX.—CONFESSION.X.—A BANQUET.XI.—A MYSTERIOUS OCCURRENCE IN THE CHAPEL.XII.—A LETTER FROM THE EARL OF MAR.XIII.—THE BETROTHAL.XIV.—THE SPY.XV.—A GENERAL DEPARTURE.BOOK THE SECOND BAMBOROUGH CASTLE,I.—THE HIGH SHERIFF.II.—PURSUIT.III.—LORD WIDDRINGTON.IV.—DUNSTANBOROUGH CASTLE.V.—HOW THE PRINCE WAS LODGED IN THE OLD FORTRESS.VI.—ANNA'S ADVENTURE IN THE CAVERN.VII.—AN ALARM.VIII.—HOW THE SHERIFF AND HIS TROOP WERE CARED FOR.IX.—THE PRINCE'S PARTING INJUNCTIONS TO LORD DERWENTWATER AND ANNA.X.—THE ESCAPE.BOOK THE THIRD—THE INSURRECTION IN SCOTLAND.I.—THE HUNTING IN BRAEMAR.II.—BRIGADIER MACKINTOSH OF BORLUM.III.—HOW THE STANDARD WAS SET UP, AND KING JAMES PROCLAIMED AT CASTLETOWN.BOOK THE FOURTH—THE RISING IN NORTHUMBERLAND.I.—DILSTON REVISITED.II. A WARRANT ISSUED FOR THE EARL'S ARREST.III.—THE WOODCUTTER'S HUTIV.—THE MAIDEN'S WALK.V.—HOW CHARLES RADCLYFFE PROVOKED SIR WILLIAM LORRAINE.VI.—HOW CHARLES RADCLYFFE JOINED THE EARL AT THE HUT.VII.—HOW THE MAGISTRATES AND THE MILITIAMEN WERE FORCED TO QUIT THE CASTLE.VIII.—HOW THE EARL TOOK LEAVE OF THE COUNTESS.IX.—MAD-JACK HALL OF OTTERBURN.X.—THE RACE ON SIMONSIDE.XI.—WANNY CRAGS.XII.—WARKWORTH CASTLE.XIII.—ORGANISATION OF THE FORCE.XIV.—THE EARL'S BRIEF VISIT TO DILSTON.BOOK THE FIFTH—THE MARCH FROM HEXHAM TO LONGTOWN.I.—THE JUNCTION WITH THE SOUTH COUNTRY SCOTS.II.—MACKINTOSH'S ACHIEVEMENTS.III.—SUNDAY AT KELSO.IV.—A COUNCIL OF WAR.V—FURTHER DISSENSIONS.VI.—THE HIGHLANDERS REFUSE TO CROSS THE BORDER.VII.—LORD WIDDRINGTON RETURNS FROM LANCASHIRE.BOOK THE SIXTH—THE MARCH FROM PENRITH TO PRESTON.I.—THE ROUT ON PENRITH FELL.II.—MADAM BELLINGHAM.III.—HORNBY CASTLE.IV.—SIR HENRY HOGHTON AND THE QUAKER.V.—HOW THE PRISONERS IN LANCASTER CASTLE WERE RELEASED.VI.—LANCASHIRE WITCHES.I.—PROUD PRESTON.II.—HOW KING JAMES WAS PROCLAIMED FOR THE LAST TIME.III.—THE COUNTESS AND DOROTHY ARRIVE AT PRESTON.IV.—MRS. SCARISBRICK.V.—IMPORTANT RECRUITS.VI.—THE BALL AT THE TOWN-HALL.VII.—RALPH FAIRBROTHER.VIII.—APATHY OF GENERAL FORSTER.IX.—PARSON WOODS OF CHOWBENT.X.—GENERAL WILLS ARRIVES AT PRESTON.BOOK THE EIGHTH—THE DEFENCEI.—THE BARRICADES.II.—WHAT THE COUNTESS AND DOROTHY BEHELD FROM THE SUMMIT OF THE MANSION.III.—THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE ASSAULT.IV.—ALTERCATION BETWEEN FORSTER AND MACKINTOSH.V.—HOW THE TWO LARGE HOUSES IN CHURCH-STREET WERE TAKEN BY THE ASSAILANTS.VI.—HOUSES BURNT BY THE ASSAILANTS.VII.—THE WINDMILL BARRICADE.VIII.—HOW THE TWO LARGE HOUSES WERE ILLUMINATED.IX.—THE FORD.X.—BY WHOM THE COUNTESS AND DOROTHY WERE LIBERATED.XI.—AN UNLUCKY SHOT.BOOK THE NINTHI.—HOW A PARTY OF DRAGOONS WAS ROUTED BY CAPTAIN GORDON.II. MEETING OF CARPENTER AND WILLS.III.—GENERAL FORSTER WISHES TO CAPITULATE.IV.—COLONEL OXBURGH PROPOSES TERMS OF SURRENDER TO WILLS.V.—CAPTAIN DALZIEL HAS A CONFERENCE WITH WILLS.VI.—HOW FORSTER LEARNT THAT HE HAD BEEN BETRAYED.VII.—COLONEL COTTON.VIII.—HOSTAGES REQUIRED.IX—IN WHAT MANNER THE HOSTAGES WERE RECEIVED BY GENERAL WILLS.X.—BRIGADIER MACKINTOSH DISSUADES THE EARL OF WINTOUN FROM SALLYING FORTH.XI.—THE TERMS OF THE TREATY ARE ACCEPTED.XII.—THE INSURGENT OFFICERS DELIVER UP THEIR SWORDS.XIII.—HOW BRIGADIER MACKINTOSH PARTED WITH HIS CLAYMORE.XIV.—THE TWO GENERALS ENTER THE TOWN.XV.—THE TOWN IS PLUNDERED BY THE SOLDIERY.XVI.—CAPTAIN SHAFTOE IS SHOT.BOOK THE TENTH—THE DUNGEON.I—THE CHIEF INSURGENT PRISONERS ARE TAKEN TO LONDON.II.—THE EARL OF DERWENTWATER IS IMPRISONED IN THE DEVEREUX TOWER.III.—THE EARL OF NITHSDALE'S ESCAPE.IV.—THE EARL OF WINTOUN'S ESCAPE.V.—GENERAL FORSTER'S ESCAPE FROM NEWGATE.VI. BRIGADIER MACKINTOSH'S ESCAPEBOOK THE ELEVENTH—THE SCAFFOLD.I.—THE LAST PARTING BETWEEN THE EARL OF DERWENT-WATER AND THE COUNTESS.II.—HOW LORD WIDDRINGTON TOOK A LAST LEAVE OF THE EARL OF DERWENTWATER.III.—HOW THE EARL OF DERWENTWATER WAS BEHEADED.IV.—WHAT HAPPENED IN THE CHAPEL AT DAGENHAM PARK.V.—THE JOURNEY TO DILSTON.VI.—THE INTERMENT.0234← X.—GENERAL WILLS ARRIVES AT PRESTON.I.—THE BARRICADES. →
