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The Westminster Trained Bands were a part-time military force established in 1572, recruited from residents of the City of Westminster. As part of the larger London Trained Bands , they were periodically embodied for home defence, such as during the 1588 Spanish Armada campaign.
In the 17th century New England colonial militia units were usually referred to as "train bands" or, sometimes, "trained bands". [3] Typically, each town would elect three officers to lead its train band with the ranks of captain, lieutenant and ensign. As the populations of towns varied widely, larger towns usually had more than one train band.
The oldest military band in the British military is the Royal Artillery Band, which traces its origins back to 1557 at the Battle of St. Quentin. [2] King Charles II of England studied French Army music during the reign of King Louis XIV of France.
His death in 1685 was so significant for the band that until the Second World War, the Bass Drummer (known officially as The Regimental Timebeater), wore a black armband in mourning of the king's death. [2] The march The British Grenadiers was introduced to British audiences in the late 17th century. [3]
The Hampshire Militia was an auxiliary military force in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight in Southern England.From their formal organisation as Trained Bands in 1558 until their final service as the Special Reserve, the Militia regiments of the county served in home defence in all of Britain's major wars.
"The British Grenadiers", performed during the Trooping the Colour 2017 " The British Grenadiers " is a traditional marching song of British and Commonwealth military units whose badge of identification features a grenade, the tune of which dates from the 17th century.
Drum major of the Band of the Royal Regiment of Scotland wearing the feather bonnet. The feather bonnet is a type of military headdress used mainly by the Scottish Highland infantry regiments of the British Army from about 1763 until the outbreak of World War I. It is now mostly worn by pipers and drummers in various bands throughout the world ...
It was only in the 18th century that organized military bands were brought to India by the British Army. Military bands are maintained throughout the regimental centres of the Indian Army, Indian Navy commands and bases and the air stations of the Indian Air Force. As a general rule bands are fronted by tuba and euphonium players in the front ...