Drunken English army scouts, taken prisoner in a tavern, before the battle of Prestonpans, 1745, captured by a young clerk

Drunken English army scouts, taken prisoner in a tavern, before the battle of Prestonpans, 1745, captured by a young clerk

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Illustration by William Henry Margetson (1861-1940) from a history of the Scottish People published in 1893. Drunken English army scouts, taken prisoner in a tavern, before the battle of Prestonpans, 1745, captured by a young clerk. Edinburgh volunteers sent by Sir John Cope to ascertain the whereabouts of Charles Stuart, the young pretender. Who apparently overindulged on Sherry and Oysters and were easily captured.