Battle of Prestonpans

When

21 Sep 1745

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

55.95° N, 2.96° W

Description

battle in Scotland during the Jacobite rising of 1745

Battle in Scotland during the Jacobite rising of 1745

The Battle of Prestonpans, 21 September 1745, took place near Prestonpans, in East Lothian. It was the first significant engagement of the Jacobite rising of 1745.

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• Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Battle of Prestonpans: British Government forces are defeated by the Jacobites in Scotland”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Jakobitische Rebellen unter der Führung von Charles Edward Stuart schlagen in der Schlacht bei Prestonpans britische Regierungstruppen unter General Sir John…”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “victoire des Jacobites à la bataille de Prestonpans”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page

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