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whose infantry carried aluminium drums painted in pike-grey during the early weeks of combat. The unsuitability of such musical instruments for modern warfare was quickly realised and in September 1914 the drums were withdrawn, and the drummers transferred to other duties.
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At the outbreak of World War I in August 1914 drums were still in use on active service by some of the more conservative European military forces. These included the Austro-Hungarian
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made use of military drums to indicate marching and rowing cadence, as well as a psychological weapon on the battlefield since the
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From the early 16th century onwards drums became the usual means of passing orders on the European battlefield. Infantry and
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in particular began to be used in 13th Century Europe to rally troops, and to
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for this purpose. Key signals by multiple or single drummers included
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Marching to the Drums: A History of Military Drums and Drummers.
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general, call, prepare, march, assemble, advance, retreat, etc.
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for signaling and ceremonies, occasionally played by
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Index

Hubert Kah
Military Drums (song)

zhangu

Drake's Drum
English folklore

Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps
American Revolution

drums
membranophones
martial music
military communications
drill
honors music
military ceremonies
junjung
Serer people
West Africa
Rigveda
Indra
early medieval Europe
Byzantine Empire
End of Antiquity
kettledrums
snare drum
demoralize the enemy
military tattoo

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