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.
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.
Peregrine Lascelles
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Lieutenant-General Peregrine Lascelles, 1 June 1685 to 26 March 1772, was a British military officer from Yorkshire.
Memorial to Peregrine Lascelles, St Mary's Church, Whitby
Almanara, July 1710, Lascelles' first major battle
Remains of Fort Beausejour, site of the Battle of Fort Beauséjour in 1755