John Cope

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British Army general (1690-1760)

PoliticiansLived 1690 to 1760 · aged 70

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Lieutenant-General Sir John Cope was a British Army officer and Whig politician. ", which still features in modern Scottish folk music and bagpipe recitals.

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Order of the Bath

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Lieutenant-General Sir John Cope was a British Army officer and Whig politician. He is now chiefly remembered for his defeat at Prestonpans, the first significant battle of the Jacobite rising of 1745 and which was commemorated by the tune "Hey, Johnnie Cope, Are Ye Waking Yet?", which still features in modern Scottish folk music and bagpipe recitals.

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