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'''MOUNTCASHEL'S BRIGADE.''' Irish, March (4/4 time). D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABBCC. | '''MOUNTCASHEL'S BRIGADE.''' Irish, March (4/4 time). D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABBCC. '''Mountcashel's Brigade; or, The Rescue of Cremona''' (1882) was an historical novel by Charles Graham Halpine (1829-1868), born in Oldcastle, Co. Meath. He was a Young Irelander who worked briefly in London before emigrating to America, becoming proprietor of The New York Citizen. He is also known for his comic works. The title refers to the exodus of Irish troops in 1690 during the Williamite Wars. In exchange for a French contingent, around 5,000 Irish soldiers sailed from Kinsale to Brest in France under the command of Justin MacCarthy, Viscount Mountcashel. This group formed a foreign brigade within the French army, receiving the higher rate of pay than the average French soldier. In 1702, while defending Cremona, the Irish foiled a surprise attack by Prince Eugene and the imperial army. | ||
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MOUNTCASHEL'S BRIGADE. Irish, March (4/4 time). D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABBCC. Mountcashel's Brigade; or, The Rescue of Cremona (1882) was an historical novel by Charles Graham Halpine (1829-1868), born in Oldcastle, Co. Meath. He was a Young Irelander who worked briefly in London before emigrating to America, becoming proprietor of The New York Citizen. He is also known for his comic works. The title refers to the exodus of Irish troops in 1690 during the Williamite Wars. In exchange for a French contingent, around 5,000 Irish soldiers sailed from Kinsale to Brest in France under the command of Justin MacCarthy, Viscount Mountcashel. This group formed a foreign brigade within the French army, receiving the higher rate of pay than the average French soldier. In 1702, while defending Cremona, the Irish foiled a surprise attack by Prince Eugene and the imperial army.
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Printed sources: Roche (Collection of Traditional Irish Music, vol. 3), 1927; No. 198, p. 77.
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