Prestonpans, Battle of
/ˌprestənˈpænz/- a battle in 1745 near the town of Prestonpans just east of Edinburgh, the first major engagement of the Jacobite uprising of 1745-6. The Jacobites routed the Hanoverians, leaving the way clear for Charles Edward Stuart's subsequent invasion of England.普雷斯顿潘斯战役（1745年发生在爱丁堡东部普雷斯顿潘斯城附近的战争, 是詹姆斯二世拥护者暴乱[1745-1746]的首场重要战斗。詹姆斯二世的拥护者打败了汉诺威王室, 为查理·爱德华·斯图亚特随后入侵英国开道）。