Sir John Cope

GPTKB entity

Statements (54)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf historical figure
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Whig_Party
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Jacobite_movement
gptkb:British_Army
gptkbp:birthDate 1688-01-01
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:St._Mary’s_Church,_Walthamstow
gptkbp:children gptkb:John_Cope
gptkbp:commanded British_forces_in_Scotland
forces_at_Prestonpans
gptkbp:contributedTo British_military_history
gptkbp:deathDate 1760-01-01
gptkbp:defeated Battle of Prestonpans
gptkbp:descendant gptkb:Cope_family
gptkbp:education gptkb:Westminster_School
gptkbp:historical_analysis military failures
gptkbp:historicalContext 18th century Britain
Jacobite_uprisings_in_Scotland
gptkbp:historicalImpact Jacobite defeat
gptkbp:historicalLegacy military_leadership_in_Britain
gptkbp:historicalPeriod defeated general
gptkbp:historicalRole opponent_of_Jacobites
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Jacobite risings
impact_on_Scottish_history
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sir John Cope
gptkbp:influenceOn subsequent military leaders
British_military_strategy
British_military_reforms
gptkbp:involvedIn Scottish_campaigns
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:defeat_at_Prestonpans
military campaigns
gptkbp:legacy military leadership
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:British_Army
gptkb:Royal_Military_Academy
Major General
defensive tactics
Battle of Prestonpans
British_military_history
Scottish_campaigns
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:notableBattle Battle of Prestonpans
gptkbp:notableEvent Battle of Culloden
Battle of Falkirk
gptkbp:notableFeature commander in chief
gptkbp:occupation military officer
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:England
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:England
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Sir_John_Ligonier
gptkbp:rank Major General
gptkbp:reputation controversial figure
gptkbp:servedIn Seven Years' War
War of the Austrian Succession
gptkbp:serviceYears 1700-1760
gptkbp:spouse Mary_Cope
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Sir_John_Ligonier