When the British Army Was Defeated in 10 Minutes

On September 21, 1745, the Battle of Prestonpans was fought in the East Lothian council area of Scotland between a British army under the command of Sir John Cope and an upstart rebel army of Jacobites under the command of Charles Edward Stuart, the grandson of King James II and VII of England and Scotland, respectively.  Also known as “The Young Pretender” and even “Bonnie Prince Charlie,” Charles sought to put his father on the throne of Britain in a conflict known as The Jacobite Uprising, or even the just simply “The ’45.”  Alyhough Charles won a resounding victory at Prestonpans, his movement failed to wrest the throne from King George II in a bid to restore the Stuarts to the throne of Britain.