James's forces – once again commanded by Lord Feversham – moved to Salisbury, but few of its senior officers were eager to fight – even Princess Anne wrote to William to wish him "good success in this so just an undertaking".
Jakobs styrke – igen under ledelse af Lord Feversham – rykkede til Salisbury, men kun få af dens officerer var ivrige efter at kæmpe – selv Jakobs datter prinsesse Anne skrev til Vilhelm for at ønske ham "held med denne så retfærdige handling".