by sea, his troops were loaded onto ships at Aberdeen. They began disembarking at Dunbar on 17 September but once again he was too late: Charles had entered the Scottish capital earlier that day, although Edinburgh Castle remained in government hands.

Battle

Joined at Dunbar by Fowke and the cavalry, Cope was confident that he was strong enough to defeat a poorly armed Jacobite army of fewer than 2,000. At the same time

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