Article on the celebrated drum beat. Any reenactors out there play it?
https://lbps.net/.../166-december.../1134-the-sctocth-march
The first mention of the Scots March occurs in the record of Colonel Robert Monro1, concerning the Battle of Leipsigh [Leipzig; the conflict is also referred to as ‘The (first) Battle of Breitenfield] on September 7, 1631:2
“…we were masters of their Cannon, and consequently of the field, but the smoake being great, the dust being raised, we were as in a darke cloude, not seeing the halfe of our action, much lesse discerning, either the way of our enemies, or yet the rest of our Briggads; whereupon, having a drummer by me, I caused him to beate the Scots march, till it cleared up, which recollected our friends unto us, and dispersed our enemies being overcome, so that the Briggad coming together, such as were alive missed their dead and hurt Camerades”
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