 During the Jacobite rising of 1745 the main part of Clan Cochrane supported the British government and in the government army under General Sir John Cope there were two Cochrane officers; Captain John Cochrane and Captain Basil Cochrane, both were clansmen related to the chief, Earl of Dundonald.Both were taken prisoner at the Battle of Prestonpans in 1745.However, on the Jacobite side William Cochrane of Ferguslie shared in the victory.