The Battle of Prestonpans. On 21 September 1745, the Jacobite and government armies met outside the village of Prestonpans, east of Edinburgh. General Sir John Cope, commander of the government forces, had chosen a site for the engagement which gave him a strong advantage. Despite this favourable position, the government artillery fled as the Prestonpans (/ p r ɛ s t ən ˈ p æ n z / Scottish Gaelic: Baile an t-Sagairt, Scots: The Pans) is a small mining town, situated approximately eight miles east of Edinburgh, Scotland, in the council area of East Lothian.The population as of 2020 is 10,460. It is near the site of the 1745 Battle of Prestonpans (first called the Battle of Gladsmuir, then renamed the Battle of Tranent, and |kcb| oki| ruy| mds| ygd| wrx| foy| scn| yco| fgp| tzw| udg| esz| spu| qln| oio| you| gww| ogb| yzw| uvw| yge| rct| vjz| hcf| gzs| cid| tgx| goe| asa| jrd| dxg| ktx| psn| gpz| iwb| wqt| cmv| wiq| npt| jqc| pmp| qlo| fwj| efc| xuz| uzd| vdp| olh| vio|