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Ave Maria: The Origin of The Retreat

Posted by By stix1845 August 25, 2021Posted inBritish Duty Calls – Revolutionary War, Historic Drum Manuals
The Retreat, or La Retraite for the French, is the opposite of the Reveille. Whereas the Reveille is beaten at the break of dawn to signal the sentries to cease…
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