Both armies are ready for battle!

The battle lasted some 9 minutes or so as the Redcoats were beaten back to the walls of Preston House …



Redcoat infantry manage just one fusillade from their muskets which the Highlanders match then abandoning their muskets, Charge!








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"This year's spectacular Parade, Encampment and Re-enactments were the highpoint of a year-round programme of activities by the Trust admirably led by Arran Johnston - in partnership with Scottish Battlefields Trust, VisitScotland and East Lothian Council. There is so much yet to achieve, not least a permanent presence in Prestonpans for our Living History Centre exhibiting our two magnificent tapestries, the late Andrew Hillhouse's fine paintings and so very much more … we have it in hand … " [Ed.]