the Battle of Prestonpans
/ðə ˌbætl əv ˌprestənˈpænz/
/ðə ˌbætl əv ˌprestənˈpænz/
- 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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