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Definition of the Battle of Prestonpans from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

the Battle of Prestonpans

/ðə ˌbætl əv ˌprestənˈpænz/

/ðə ˌbætl əv ˌprestənˈpænz/

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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

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