Wars of Louis Quatorze
A military history of the 17th century and the 18th century
Sunday 21 September 2014
Today in 1745
1745
–
Battle of Prestonpans
: A
Hanoverian
army under the command of
Sir John Cope
is defeated, in ten minutes, by the
Jacobite
forces of
Prince
Charles Edward Stuart
Photo from the recent reenactment by Mark Price. Good Jacobite unit - plenty of muskets.
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