PRESTONPANS

Meaning of PRESTONPANS in English

a battle fought in 1745 during the Forty-Five Rebellion, in which the army of Bonny Prince Charlie defeated the English at Prestonpans, near Edinburgh, Scotland.

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PRESTONPANS — County: East Lothian Post Code: EH32
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PRESTONPANS — /pres"teuhn panz'/ , n. a seaside resort in the Lothian region, in SE Scotland, E of Edinburgh: battle 1745. 3138.
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PRESTONPANS — Prestonpans BrE AmE ˌprest ə n ˈpænz ⇨-əm-
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THE BATTLE OF PRESTONPANS — ➡ Prestonpans
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CHARLES EDWARD, THE YOUNG PRETENDER — orig. Charles Edward Louis Philip Casimir Stuart known as Bonnie Prince Charlie born Dec. 31, 1720, Rome died Jan. 31, …
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MURRAY, LORD GEORGE — born Oct. 4, 1694, Huntingtower, Perth, Scot. died Oct. 11, 1760, Medemblik, Neth. Scottish Jacobite, one of the ablest of …
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LOVAT, SIMON FRASER, 11TH LORD — born c. 1667 died April 9, 1747, London, Eng. Scottish Jacobite, chief of clan Fraser, noted for his violent feuds …
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JACOBITE — in British history, a supporter of the exiled Stuart king James II (Latin Jacobus) and his descendants after the Revolution …
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EAST LOTHIAN — council area and historic county, southeastern Scotland. It lies on the southern coast of the Firth of Forth east of …
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CHARLES EDWARD, THE YOUNG PRETENDER, — born Dec. 31, 1720, Rome died Jan. 31, 1788, Rome in full Charles Edward Louis Philip Casimir Stuart, byname Young …
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CHARLES EDWARD, THE YOUNG PRETENDER — orig. Charles Edward Louis Philip Casimir Stuart known as Bonnie Prince Charlie born Dec. 31, 1720, Rome died Jan. 31, …
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BATTLE — n. 25B6; noun he was killed in the battle : FIGHT, armed conflict, clash, struggle, skirmish, engagement, fray, duel; war, …
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FORTY-FIVE — ( also the ’45 Rebellion ) the second attempt by the Scottish Jacobites to defeat the English and make the …
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BATTLES — See also Agincourt , Arnhem , Balaclava , Bannockburn , Blenheim , Bosworth Field , Bull Run , Bunker Hill …
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