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The Campaigns of the British Army at Washington and New Orleans in the Years 1814–1815
Tactless and ambitious, George Robert Gleig was perhaps a strange choice for an army chaplain; however, his enthusiasm for army life was clear and as an annalist of military manoeuvres he proved both ...
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Cambridge historian trumpets evidence that Napoleonic Wars led to creation of British Brass bands
The Napoleonic Wars (1793 – 1815) led to a dramatic proliferation of British military bands, Dr O’Keeffe says. By 1814, more ...
New study challenges belief that Britain's brass bands originated with coal miners
A new study suggests that brass bands, long associated with coal mining and industrialisation, actually date back to the Napoleonic Wars | ITV National News ...