Forts · Central Scotland
Battle of Prestonpans
Battle of Prestonpans is a fort in the United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 45 min–1.5 h
- Nearest railway station
- Prestonpans · 1.6 km
About
Battle of Prestonpans is a historic fort or fortified site in the United Kingdom. Coordinates: 55.9598°, -2.9522°. This entry is part of The Great Britain Guide, a free, ad-free, open-data tourist directory.
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From the Wikipedia article
The Battle of Prestonpans, also known as the Battle of Gladsmuir, was fought on 21 September 1745, near Prestonpans, in East Lothian, the first significant engagement of the Jacobite rising of 1745. Jacobite forces, led by the Stuart exile Charles Edward Stuart and George Murray, defeated a government army under Sir John Cope, whose inexperienced troops broke in the face of a Highland charge. The battle lasted less than thirty minutes, was a huge boost to Jacobite morale, and established the revolt as a serious threat to the British government.
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Background
History
The War of the Austrian Succession began in 1740, and by 1745, much of the British Army was based in Flanders. Encouraged by French victory at Fontenoy in April 1745, Charles Edward Stuart sailed for Scotland in July, hoping to take advantage of the situation. On landing at Eriskay in the Outer Hebrides on 23 July, most of those contacted advised him to return to France, but enough were eventually persuaded, notably Donald Cameron of Lochiel, whose tenants provided a large proportion of the Jacobite force. The rebellion was formally launched at Glenfinnan on 19 August. Sir John Cope, government commander in Scotland, was a competent soldier with between 3,000 and 4,000 troops available, but…
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- Coordinates
- 55.9598, -2.9522
- District
- East Lothian
- Postcode
- EH33 1NA
- Parliamentary constituency
- Lothian East
- Nearest railway station
- Prestonpans — 1.6 km
Sources
- osm: n1122892681 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Battle of Prestonpans (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Cairn in memory of Battle of Prestonpans 1745 - geograph.org.uk - 957225.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Battle of Prestonpans?
- Battle of Prestonpans is in Central Scotland, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 55.9598°, -2.9522°. The nearest railway station is Prestonpans, around 1.6 km away.