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file. help. " God Save the King " (alternatively " God Save the Queen " when the British monarch is female) is the national anthem of the United Kingdom and the royal anthem of each of the British Crown Dependencies, [1] [2] one of two national anthems of New Zealand, and the royal anthem of most Commonwealth realms.
A group of Black and Tans and Auxiliaries outside the London and North Western Hotel in Dublin following an IRA attack, April 1921 "Come Out, Ye Black and Tans" is an Irish rebel song referring to the Black and Tans, or "special reserve constables" (mainly former World War I army soldiers), recruited in Great Britain and sent to Ireland from 1920, to reinforce the Royal Irish Constabulary (RIC ...
A real Character at the late Masquerade", a 1773 mezzotint by Philip Dawe. The tune of "Yankee Doodle" is thought to be much older than the lyrics, being well known across western Europe, including England, France, Netherlands, Hungary, and Spain. [3] The melody of the song may have originated from an Irish tune "All the way to Galway" in which ...
Song Year adopted Lyricist(s) Composer(s) Audio England "Jerusalem" Unofficial: William Blake: Sir Hubert Parry: Northern Ireland "Londonderry Air" Unofficial: Jane Ross Unknown Scotland "Flower of Scotland" Unofficial: Roy Williamson Wales "Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau" ("Land of my Fathers") Unofficial: Evan James: James James
See media help. " 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. It is the regimental quick march of the Royal Artillery (since 1716), the Corps of Royal Engineers (since 1787), the Honourable ...
Banned likely due to the game's fictional depiction of the UAE's real-life city of Dubai in a state of ravage and destruction. Unlike other banned video games, the NMC had extended their focus for this title going far as to issue the TRA to block the game's official website [224] and subsequently prevent the title from being distributed ...
v. t. e. The Intelligence Corps ( Int Corps) is a corps of the British Army. It is responsible for gathering, analysing and disseminating military intelligence and also for counter-intelligence and security. The Director of the Intelligence Corps is a brigadier .
The song satirises the idea of the "modern" educated British Army officer of the latter 19th century. The song is replete with historical and cultural references, in which the Major-General describes his impressive and well-rounded education in non-military matters, but he says that his military knowledge has "only been brought down to the ...