The following battle scene in Miniature World shows the war of 1812 between the United States of America and the British Empire (particularly Great Britain and British North America), lasted from 1812 to 1815. It was fought chiefly on the Atlantic Ocean and on the land, coasts and waterways of North America.
The British troops were infantry in red coats, white trousers and black boots. They advanced orderly in groups of 30 to 40, led by commanders on horseback. They shot at the U.S. soldiers with their rifles when reaching suitable positions. On the other side, the U.S. soldiers on higher ground were waiting for the British soldiers. They were dressed in blue coats, yellow trousers and light brown boots, firing their cannons or rifles at the advancing enemies.
The scene was so real because we could see the flames of burning cottages and the smoke from rifles of both sides. Dead or wounded soldiers could be seen at the battlefield.
The following battle scene in Miniature World shows the war of 1812 between the United States of America and the British Empire (particularly Great Britain and British North America), lasted from 1812 to 1815. It was fought chiefly on the Atlantic Ocean and on the land, coasts and waterways of North America.
The British troops were infantry in red coats, white trousers and black boots. They advanced orderly in groups of 30 to 40, led by commanders on horseback. They shot at the U.S. soldiers with their rifles when reaching suitable positions. On the other side, the U.S. soldiers on higher ground were waiting for the British soldiers. They were dressed in blue coats, yellow trousers and light brown boots, firing their cannons or rifles at the advancing enemies.
The scene was so real because we could see the flames of burning cottages and the smoke from rifles of both sides. Dead or wounded soldiers could be seen at the battlefield.
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The national anthem of the United States, "The Star-Spangled Banner", was written by Francis Scott Key, after this critical battle in the War of 1812. The song became the official national anthem of the United States in 1931. I like the both the music as well as the lyrics, which I copy below:
Oh, say, can you see, by the dawn's early light,
What so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming?
Whose broad stripes and bright stars, thro' the perilous fight;
O'er the ramparts we watched, were so gallantly streaming.
And the rocket red glare, the bombs bursting in air,
Gave proof through the night that our flag was still there.
Oh, say, does that star-spangled banner yet wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave?
While I like the Star-spangled banner, I also have a special feeling and attachment to our Chinese 義勇軍進行曲 .
Thank you, Felix, in sending me the lyrics of the national anthem of the United States in 1931.
It reflects the fierce battles the Americans fought against the British during the war.
The battle scene reminds us of what we have seen at the War Memorial Museum in Canberra.
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