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The Downfall of Paris

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all played the tune as they paraded in occupied Paris. The tune has spread into both American and Irish
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who didn't wish to offend the inhabitants. Nonetheless, the bands of Britain's allies
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British Victory in Egypt, 1801: The End of Napoleon's Conquest
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It was a popular marching tune for British regiments in the
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from French occupying forces. When British troops entered
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Peninsular War
traditional tune
Napoleonic Wars
Peninsular War
Ça Ira
Egypt
took Alexandria
Paris
victory at Waterloo
Wellington
Prussia
Austria
Russia
folk music
The Dubliners
Now
Sean J. Kennedy
https://scholarsjunction.msstate.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1000&context=coe-publications
"Philadephia Percussionist Brings Fresh Perspective to Revolutionary-era Fife-and-Drum Tune"
"The Downfall of Paris performed by the Rolling Buzzards Brigade"
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"The Downfall of Paris | International Musician"
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