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John Cope (British Army officer)

John Cope (British Army officer)

British Army officer and politician (1688–1760)

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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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