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27th of September 1810: The Battle of Bussaco is fought at Bussaco, Portugal. In the battle, an Anglo-Portuguese force under the command of Sir Arthur Wellesley, Viscount Wellington decisively defeats André Masséna's much larger French army. During the battle, the 88th Foot (popularly known as the Connaught Rangers ), commanded by John Alexander Wallace, carried out a bayonet charge that was instrumental to the victory. Wellington, upon arriving at the scene of the charge after the battle, is reported to have said; Wallace, I never saw a more gallant charge than that just now made by your regiment. • Garryowen is an Irish jig air that emerged in the late 18th century. It was widely known in the British Army of the Napoleonic Wars, to which it is believed to have been introduced by men of the 5th (Royal Irish) Regiment of Dragoons. It was reportedly sung by the Royal Irish Fusiliers during their defence of Tarifa in December 1811, and is known to have been used as a de facto regimental march by the 88th Foot (Connaught Rangers) during the Napoleonic period. Beethoven wrote two arrangements of the piece circa 1810. It is best known today as the march of the 7th Cavalry Regiment of the United States Army, whose band played it as they marched to the Little Bighorn. • Audio from • Garry Owen (Version 1) • Picture from https://www.nam.ac.uk/explore/88th-re... (Please note that this picture depicts the Battle of Salamanca rather than that fought at Bussaco)
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