The Battle of Salisbury DOES NOT take place: James II (a Catholic, r. 1685 – 1688) withdraws to London as key military commanders crucial to his success have defected to the Protestant Militia, commanded by his son-in-law, William of Nassau, Prince of Orange (a Calvinist, r. 1689 – 1702).
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References:
Winston Churchill, A History of the English-Speaking Peoples, four volumes. (London: Cassell, 1956-58), 2:409.
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