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{{Zone
|name = Battlepoint
|image = [[File:Battlepoint.jpg|300px]]
|imagetext = Picture taken by [[User:greasedweasel|greasedweasel]]
|symbol = [[File:Zontyp06.png|60px]]
|symboltext = [[Monument zones|Monument zone]]
|difficulty = [[File:Difficulty2.png|90px]]
|location = [[Municipality: East Lothian|East Lothian]], [[Region: Scotland|Scotland]], [[Country:United Kingdom|United Kingdom]]
|surface = [[Grass]], [[Gravel]]
|created = 2020-07-23 17:00:00
}}
'''Battlepoint''' is a [[zone|turfzone]] in the [[municipality]] of [[Municipality: East Lothian|East Lothian]] in the [[region]] of [[Region: Scotland|Scotland]] in the [[Country: United Kingdom|United Kingdom]] and is counted as a [[Monument zones|monument zone]].
== Placement ==
This zone is placed by the memorial for the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Prestonpans Battle of Prestonpans, 1745] near the village of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prestonpans Prestopans].
== Battle of Prestonpans ==
The '''Battle of Prestonpans''', also known as the '''Battle of Gladsmuir''', was fought on 21 September 1745, near [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prestonpans Prestopans], in [[Municipality: East Lothian|East Lothian]]; it was the first significant engagement of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacobite_rising_of_1745 Jacobite rising of 1745].
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacobitism Jacobite] forces led by the Stuart exile [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Edward_Stuart Charles Edward Stuart] defeated a government army under Sir [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Cope_(British_Army_officer) John Cope], whose inexperienced troops broke in the face of a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highland_charge Highland charge]. The battle lasted less than thirty minutes and was a huge boost to Jacobite morale, establishing the revolt as a serious threat to the British government.
== Nearby zones ==
* [[Zone: PowerWalker|PowerWalker]] (to the northeast)
* [[Zone: MillTrail|MillTrail]] (to the northeast)
* [[Zone: ComeAndGo|ComeAndGo]] (to the south)
* [[Zone: PrestonCres|PrestonCres]] (to the northwest)
* [[Zone: GromitsEnemy|GromitsEnemy]] (to the northwest)
== External links ==
* [http://warded.se/turf/zones.php?zone=Battlepoint Battlepoint (Warded)]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Prestonpans Battle of Prestonpans (Wikipedia)]
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[[Category:United Kingdom]]
[[Category:East Lothian]]
[[Category:Scotland]]
[[Category:Monument Zones]]
[[Category:Pitched battle]]
[[Category:2020]]
[[sv: Zon:Battlepoint]]
|name = Battlepoint
|image = [[File:Battlepoint.jpg|300px]]
|imagetext = Picture taken by [[User:greasedweasel|greasedweasel]]
|symbol = [[File:Zontyp06.png|60px]]
|symboltext = [[Monument zones|Monument zone]]
|difficulty = [[File:Difficulty2.png|90px]]
|location = [[Municipality: East Lothian|East Lothian]], [[Region: Scotland|Scotland]], [[Country:United Kingdom|United Kingdom]]
|surface = [[Grass]], [[Gravel]]
|created = 2020-07-23 17:00:00
}}
'''Battlepoint''' is a [[zone|turfzone]] in the [[municipality]] of [[Municipality: East Lothian|East Lothian]] in the [[region]] of [[Region: Scotland|Scotland]] in the [[Country: United Kingdom|United Kingdom]] and is counted as a [[Monument zones|monument zone]].
== Placement ==
This zone is placed by the memorial for the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Prestonpans Battle of Prestonpans, 1745] near the village of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prestonpans Prestopans].
== Battle of Prestonpans ==
The '''Battle of Prestonpans''', also known as the '''Battle of Gladsmuir''', was fought on 21 September 1745, near [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prestonpans Prestopans], in [[Municipality: East Lothian|East Lothian]]; it was the first significant engagement of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacobite_rising_of_1745 Jacobite rising of 1745].
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacobitism Jacobite] forces led by the Stuart exile [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Edward_Stuart Charles Edward Stuart] defeated a government army under Sir [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Cope_(British_Army_officer) John Cope], whose inexperienced troops broke in the face of a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highland_charge Highland charge]. The battle lasted less than thirty minutes and was a huge boost to Jacobite morale, establishing the revolt as a serious threat to the British government.
== Nearby zones ==
* [[Zone: PowerWalker|PowerWalker]] (to the northeast)
* [[Zone: MillTrail|MillTrail]] (to the northeast)
* [[Zone: ComeAndGo|ComeAndGo]] (to the south)
* [[Zone: PrestonCres|PrestonCres]] (to the northwest)
* [[Zone: GromitsEnemy|GromitsEnemy]] (to the northwest)
== External links ==
* [http://warded.se/turf/zones.php?zone=Battlepoint Battlepoint (Warded)]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Prestonpans Battle of Prestonpans (Wikipedia)]
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[[Category:United Kingdom]]
[[Category:East Lothian]]
[[Category:Scotland]]
[[Category:Monument Zones]]
[[Category:Pitched battle]]
[[Category:2020]]
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