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The march The British Grenadiers was introduced to British audiences in the late 17th century. [ 3 ] George II gave Handel the task of scoring the Music for the Royal Fireworks , most commonly performed with strings, for the king's own musicians, who were wind players from his foot guards.
The following text may date back to the War of Spanish Succession (1702–1713), since it refers to the grenadiers throwing grenades and the men wearing "caps and pouches" (i.e. the tall grenadier caps, [10] worn by these elite troops, and the heavy satchel [11] in which grenades were carried) and "loupèd clothes" – coats with broad bands of 'lace' across the chest that distinguished early ...
The narrator sees a beautiful young woman walking with a soldier, often a grenadier. They walk on together to the side of a stream, and sit down to hear the nightingale sing. The grenadier puts his arm around the young woman's waist and takes a fiddle out of his knapsack. He plays the young woman a tune, and she remarks on the nightingale's song:
The 1st Foot Guards Band was known as the Duke of York's Band and the 3rd Foot Guards band was known as the Duke of Gloucester's Band. [6] In 1854, during the Crimean War , a parade in Scutari (nowadays Turkey ), to celebrate the Queen Victoria 's birthday was held, during which twenty British Army bands performed the national anthem .
17th-century hymns (1 C, 17 P) Pages in category "17th-century songs" The following 60 pages are in this category, out of 60 total. ... The British Grenadiers;
18th century grenadier throwing a hand grenade.The concept of throwing grenades made its way to Europe during the mid-17th century. The concept of troops being equipped with grenades dates back to the military of the Ming dynasty, when Chinese soldiers stationed on the Great Wall used thunder crash bombs.
Pages in category "Musical groups established in the 17th century" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Instruments, particularly drums, have been used on battlefields as signaling devices across many different cultures.Unlike army musicians who form bands and are usually limited to auxiliary duties in wartime, drummers in a Corps of Drums are principally fully trained infantry soldiers, with recruitment as drummers coming after standard infantry training.