In August the Scottish resistance was crushed at the Battle of Dunkeld and Robert Arbuthnot fled to France. Certainly John did not take part in the military campaign and there is some evidence that he was in Edinburgh studying mathematics with David Gregory .
Sa Agosto ang Scottish paglaban ay durog sa Labanan ng Dunkeld at Robert Arbuthnot fled sa France. Totoong John ay hindi naging bahagi ng militar na kampanya at may ilang mga katibayan na siya ay sa Edinburgh pag-aaral sa matematika David Gregory.