Private Waterfield in Multan - 3 January, 1849
from Memoir of Private Waterfield, 3 Jan. 1849, pages 82-83:
We commenced laying siege to the fort this morning...We were relived by a Regiment of sepoys... Our band came to meet us, and with our captured colours wantoning in the breeze, we marched to camp to the tune of the 'British Grenadiers'.
cite as
Private Waterfield, Memoir of Private Waterfield, 3 Jan. 1849. In Donald Scott and Arthur Swinson (ed.), The memoirs of Private Waterfield, soldier in Her Majesty's 32nd Regiment of Foot (Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry),1842-57 (London, 1968), p. 82-83. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1386420090695 accessed: 8 November, 2024
Listeners
Listening to
hide composers| The British Grenadiers | performed by band of the 32nd Regiment of Foot |
Experience Information
| Date/Time | 3 January, 1849 |
| Medium | live |
| Listening Environment | in the company of others, outdoors, in public |
Originally submitted by th4 on Sat, 07 Dec 2013 12:41:30 +0000