X: 1
T: the White Cockade
O: 1745
B: RSCDS 5-11
B: The Caledonian Companion, Alastair J. Hardie, 1981, p.29.
B: Skye, p.170.
R: march
N: Military citations include this tune as one of two tunes (along with "St.
N: Patrick's  Day  in  the  Morning") played by pipers attached to the Irish
N: Brigade in the service of France which helped to turn the tide of  battle
N: against the English troops in the battle of Fontenoy on May 11, 1745. Are
N: there any earlier citations?
Z: John Chambers <jc:trillian.mit.edu>
M: 2/4
L: 1/16
F:http://john-chambers.us/~jc/music/abc/Contra/march/WhiteCockade2.abc	 2024-04-27 231325 UT
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