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Entry: Johnny Cope (Hey Johnny Cope!)
A Jacobite song composed by Adam Skirving. The tune is now popular in a bagpipe setting and is usually used for reveille. “Hey! Johnny Cope” refers to General Sir John Cope who joined the army in 1707 and served in the Scots Guards and the Royal Scots. At the time of the 1745 Jacobite Rebellion General Cope commanded the Government Forces in Scotland. Encamped in what he believed to be a safe position near Prestonpans in East Lothian he was attacked at dawn by Bonnie Prince Charlie’s army and routed. The General managed to escape with a few of his cavalrymen.
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