Battle o' Vittoria
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The Battle o' Vittoria.
Sing, all ye bards, with loud acclaim,
Give glory high to gallant Graham,
Heap laurels on our Marshal's fame,
Who conquer'd at Vittoria.
Triumphant freedom smil'd on Spain,
An' rais'd her stately form again,
Where the British lion shook his mane
On the mountains o' Vittoria.
Let blust'ring Suchet crousely crack,
Let Joseph rin the coward's track,
An' Jourdan wish the baton back,
He left upon Vittoria!
If e'er they meet their worthy king,
Let them dance roun' him in a ring;
And some Scotch piper play the spring,
He blew them at Vittoria!
Gae truth and honour to the Dane,
Gae German's monarch heart and brain;
But aye, in sic a cause as Spain,
Gae Britons at Vittoria!
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| Description | 'The battle o' Vittoria'. The battle of Vittoria (or Vitoria) in the north of Spain, was fought on June 21, 1813, between 78,000 British, Spanish and Portuguese troops commanded by the Duke of Wellington and 58,000 French troops under King Joseph Bonaparte and Marshal Jourdan. It resulted in a victory for the British-led forces and effectively ended French rule over Spain. As the song indicates, a number of Scots played an important role in the battle inlcuding Thomas Graham, Lord Lynedoch (1748-1843). The song has been attributed to the poet William Glen (1787-1826) who may have been from Glasgow. |
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| Description | " ... to which is added, Scotch Sandy's address, Gloomy winter's now awa'. Jockey's far awa', and Meg o' the mill". |
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| Shelfmark | L.C.2842(8) |
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| Description | Collection of 78 Scottish chapbooks recounting events from the late 1790s to the Battle of Waterloo in 1815. Cheap print booklets mostly containing ballads about the military conflicts. Also give insights into contemporary views of Napoleon Bonaparte, Josephine de Beauharnais, Horatio Nelson and the Duke of Wellington. |
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