X:39015
T:CAPTAIN JAMES M'KEON'S QUICK STEP
C:C.O'Hara
B:"Gentlemen's Musical Repository"
N:"Composed for Capt. M'keon's gallant defence of the Fort which
he commanded, when bombarded by the enemy on the frontiers."
The Fort was Fort Niagara (which M'keon, in charge of the 3rd
US Artillery Regiment, actually did not command). The engagement
- which was won by the British - took place in July 1812.
C:ABC/arr. BB
L:1/8
M:6/8
Q:1/4=160
R:jig
K:Em % source key = Am
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