Battle of Prestonpans

battle in Scotland during the Jacobite rising of 1745
Event battle Q546317
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Battle of Prestonpans

Summary

Battle of Prestonpans is a battle[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of battle entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (716 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Battle of Prestonpans is in the country of Kingdom of Great Britain[3].
  • Battle of Prestonpans's instance of is recorded as battle[4].
  • The location of Battle of Prestonpans was Edinburgh[5].
  • The location of Battle of Prestonpans was Prestonpans[6].
  • Battle of Prestonpans is part of Jacobite risings[7].
  • Battle of Prestonpans's Commons category is recorded as Battle of Prestonpans[8].
  • Battle of Prestonpans occurred on September 21, 1745[9].
  • Battle of Prestonpans's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 55.955, 'lon': -2.959722222222222}[10].
  • A participant in Battle of Prestonpans was Jacobitism[11].
  • Among those involved in Battle of Prestonpans was Kingdom of Great Britain[12].

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When and Where

Battle of Prestonpans took place on September 21, 1745[9]. Recorded location include Edinburgh[5] and Prestonpans[6]. It is in the country of Kingdom of Great Britain[3].

Context

Battle of Prestonpans is part of Jacobite risings[7]. Its instance of is recorded as battle[4].

Participants

Recorded participant include Jacobitism[11] and Kingdom of Great Britain[12].

Why It Matters

Battle of Prestonpans ranks in the top 5% of battle entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (716 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13]

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 29d ago · Vicarage · 2026-06-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Short name Prestonpans
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/35115|batch #35115]]: battle in Scotland during the Jacobite rising of 1745,"
  2. 7w ago · Vicarage · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Point in time +1745-09-21T00:00:00Z
    Coordinate location {'lat': 55.955, 'lon': -2.959722222222222}
    Country
    Country Kingdom of Great Britain
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P17]]: [[Q145]]"
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