Prestonpans, Battle of

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• Battle of Prestonpans — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Battle of Prestonpans caption=Jacobite forces at the Battle of Prestonpans partof=Jacobite rising date=21 September 1745 place=Prestonpans (near Edinburgh), Scotland result=Jacobite Victory combatant1=… …   Wikipedia

• Prestonpans — is a small town to the East of Edinburgh, Scotland, in the unitary council area of East Lothian. It has a population of 7,153 (East Lothian Council Census, 2001). It is the site of the 1745 Battle of Prestonpans, and has a history dating back to… …   Wikipedia

• Prestonpans —    PRESTONPANS, a parish, in the county of Haddington; containing, with the villages of Cuthill, Dolphingstone, and Preston, and part of the late quoad sacra parish of Cockenzie, 2234 inhabitants, of whom 1659 are in the town of Prestonpans, 8… …   A Topographical dictionary of Scotland

• Battle of Culloden — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Battle of Culloden partof=the Jacobite Rising of 1745–46 caption= date=16 April 1746 place=Culloden, Scotland result=Decisive Hanoverian Victory combatant1=flagicon|UK|1606 British Army combatant2=Jacobites,… …   Wikipedia

• Battle of Fontenoy — This battle should not be confused with the two battles of Fontenay, which occurred at a different location, in 841 and 1944. Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Battle of Fontenoy partof=the War of the Austrian Succession caption=The Battle of… …   Wikipedia

• Battle of Preston — Two battles are known as the Battle of Preston:*The Battle of Preston (1648) was a victory for Oliver Cromwell over the Royalists during the English Civil War. *The Battle of Preston (1715) was a defeat for the rebels in the Jacobite Rising.May… …   Wikipedia

• Prestonpans — /pres teuhn panz /, n. a seaside resort in the Lothian region, in SE Scotland, E of Edinburgh: battle 1745. 3138. * * * …   Universalium

• Prestonpans — /prɛstənˈpænz/ (say prestuhn panz) noun a town in south eastern Scotland, east of Edinburgh; battle, 1745 …  

• Prestonpans — /pres teuhn panz /, n. a seaside resort in the Lothian region, in SE Scotland, E of Edinburgh: battle 1745. 3138 …   Useful english dictionary

• the Battle of Prestonpans — ➡ Prestonpans * * * …   Universalium