Sir John Cope and the Rebellion of 1745 (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from Sir John Cope and the Rebellion of 1745IN consequence of an article in 'blackwood's Maga zine' of July 1894, entitled Side-lights on the Battles Of Preston and Falkirk, in which a description was given of the battle of Prestonpans and Of the part which Sir John Cope played therein, my brother, the late General Sir Robert Cadell, resolved to compile a more detailed and strictly accurate account of the battle and of the circumstances which led to it. This was a task for which he was peculiarly qualified, his home being in the immediate vicinity of the battle field, and he being familiar from boyhood with the local topography and traditions, and also with the his tory of the times, to say nothing of his large military experience gained in the Crimea and in India.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.