John Cope (British Army officer)
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Sir John Cope was a British soldier, and Whig Member of Parliament, representing three separate constituencies between 1722 and 1741. 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.
Cope, as Colonel, 39th Foot
St Giles, Camden, where Cope was baptised
James Stanhope, whose patronage was the foundation of Cope's early career
A popular caricature shows Cope arriving at Berwick after Prestonpans.
Battle of Prestonpans
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The Battle of Prestonpans, also known as the Battle of Gladsmuir, was fought on 21 September 1745, near Prestonpans, in East Lothian, the first significant engagement of the Jacobite rising of 1745.
Cairn erected in memory of the battle
The remains of the Tranent to Cockenzie Waggonway
Sir John Cope was cleared by the subsequent court-martial, but Prestonpans ended his career.
Colonel Gardiner's Monument; his death turned him into a Nonconformist martyr