Cope, SIR JOHN, an English general, was a cornet in 1707, and, having been made a Knight of the Bath, in 1742 commanded the troops sent to the assistance of Maria Theresa. On the landing of Prince Charles Edward in 1745, Cope was commander-in-chief of the government forces in Scotland. After a fruitless march to the Highlands, he returned with his troops by sea to Dunbar, and on 21st Sept. was totally defeated at Prestonpans. His defeat is celebrated in the Jacobite song, 'Hey, Johnnie Cope, are ye waukin' yet?' Cope died 28th July 1760. See Life by Cadell (1899).
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