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A1 Poster by Andrew Hillhouse:  To the north of the battlefield stood Cockenzie House, at which Cope had deposited the military baggage train.  It was protected by a garrison of around 300 highlanders loyal to the Government, including companies of Loudoun's and the Black Watch.  By late morning the Camerons, identified by their striped colours, were ordered up to secure this prize.  Lt-Colonel Halkett, a British officer who had been taken prisoner whilst making a stand on the right wing, agreed to parley with the defenders and succeeded in negotiating a bloodless surrender.  The capture of the baggage train was a major coup, as it included Cope's military treasury: for the Jacobite army, always in need of funds, it was a significant windfall.