What is recorded here
To Col. Gardiner who fell at the battle of Prestonpans 21 September 1745
Jacobite forces under the Young Pretender, Bonnie Prince Charlie, fought government (Hanoverian) troops under Sir John Cope at Prestonpans on 21 September 1745; the Jacobites won a decisive victory, boosting their campaign in Scotland and leading to the eventual advance on Edinburgh.
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