What is recorded here
Clifton Moor Skirmish 1745 is shown as a battlefield on the public map of Westmorland and Furness. The saved point is the map point or the centre of its mapped shape.
Jacobite forces under the Earl of Derwentwater clashed with government troops near Clifton Moor in 1745 during the early stages of the Jacobite Rising. The skirmish ended in a government victory, helping to secure northern England against Jacobite advance and contributing to the overall suppression of the rebellion.
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