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Prestonpans

East Lothian

Bonnie Prince Charlie's stunning dawn victory.

In September 1745 Charles Edward Stuart's Jacobite army crept through a marsh in the dark, guided by a local man, and charged the government army at dawn. The battle was over in about fifteen minutes, and the government troops fled.

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When
21 September 1745
Where
55.9600, -2.9800
Group
Battlefields

Visiting

A viewing point and memorial cairn. The Prestonpans Tapestry tells the story.

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