27 September 2006 |
Rotown (Rotterdam, Holland) |
6 |
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28 September 2006 |
Paradiso (Amsterdam, Holland) |
6 |
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30 September 2006 |
Mudd Club (Berlin, Germany) |
5 |
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3 October 2006 |
Unknown radio station (Brussels, Belgium) |
1 |
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5 October 2006 |
B72 (Vienna, Austria) |
6 |
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10 October 2006 |
Le Cri de la Mouette (Toulouse, France) |
4 |
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11 October 2006 |
Le Son'Art (Bordeaux, France) |
6 |
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12 October 2006 |
Le Glaz'Art (Paris, France) |
6 |
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14 October 2006 |
Junktion 7 (Nottingham, England) |
5 |
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15 October 2006 |
Fibbers (York, England) |
5 |
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18 October 2006 |
Barfly (Cardiff, Wales) |
5 |
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19 October 2006 |
Barfly (Birmingham, England) |
5 |
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20 October 2006 |
Barfly (Glasgow, Scotland) |
5 |
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22 October 2006 |
Brudenell Social Club (Leeds, England) |
5 |
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29 October 2006 |
Night and Day (Manchester, England) |
5 |
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23 February 2007 |
Music in Mind Festival (Brugge, Belgium) |
6 |
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28 March 2007 |
Cockpit (Leeds, England) |
6 |
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29 March 2007 |
Dingwalls (Camden, England) |
6 |
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17 August 2007 |
Off Festival (Myslowice, Poland) |
8 |
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26 September 2007 |
King Tut's (Glasgow, Scotland) |
6 |
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4 October 2007 |
Arts Centre (Colchester, England) |
5 |
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2 November 2007 |
Le Cri de la Mouette (Toulouse, France) |
5 |
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7 November 2007 |
Casa 139 (Milan, Italy) |
6 |
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13 November 2007 |
Ampere (Munich, Germany) |
6 |
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15 November 2007 |
Knust (Hamburg, Germany) |
7 |
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Lyrics:
Hold back the cavalry
Hold back, hold back the cavalry
Hold back, hold back the cavalry
Hold back, hold back the cavalry
Hold back, hold back the cavalry
Hold back, hold back the cavalry
This is all that's left
Another fine mess as our empire falls
On it's own rusting sword
I won't be surprised
Somethings never change
Hold back, hold back the cavalry
The cavalry are gone
Hold back the cavalry
Hold back, hold back the cavalry
The empire will fall
Hold back the cavalry
The cavalry are gone
Hold back the cavalry
Hold back, hold back the cavalry
Hold back, hold back the cavalry
Hold back the cavalry, hold back the cavalry
Information:
William Brydon CB (10 October 1811 ? 20 March 1873) was an assistant surgeon in the British Army during the First Anglo-Afghan War and is famous for being the only (European) survivor of an army of 16,500 men.
The British army began its retreat from Kabul in January 1842 following the killing of the British representative there. The nearest British garrison was in Jalalabad, 90 miles away, and the army would need to pass through mountain passes with the January snow hindering them.
16,500 British and Indian soldiers, civilians, wives and children set out for Jalalabad on 6 January with the understanding that they had been offered safe passage. The Afghan soldiers however intercepted them and proceeded to massacre them during the next seven days. A small number of prisoners were, however, taken and returned to the British at a later date. Many of the Indian soldiers and camp followers captured were enslaved and few probably found their way home again.
On 13 January, Dr. Brydon rode, alone, up to the gates of Jalalabad. He became famous for being the only European survivor of the entire contingent to have escaped the Afghan guerrillas. Part of his skull had been sheared off by an Afghan sword. In fact, he only survived as he had stuffed a copy of Blackwood's Magazine into his hat to fight the intense cold weather. The magazine took most of the blow, saving the doctor's life.
The episode was made the subject of a famous painting by the Victorian artist, Lady Elizabeth Butler, who portrayed Dr. Brydon hobbling to the gates of the Jalalabad fort perched on his dying horse. The painting is titled Remnants of an Army.
In 1857, he was a regimental doctor at Lucknow and survived his second siege, that of the Lucknow residency (June - November 1857 ) being badly wounded in the thigh at one stage. His wife published a memoir of the siege.
Source: Wikipedia
This song was originally known as Dr. William Brydon and had the following lyrics:
Hold back the cavalry
Hold back,
Hold back the cavalry
The empire will fall
You mark my words
The empire will fall
You mark my words
Some things never change
Hold back,
Hold back the cavalry
The cavalry are gone
Hold back,
Hold back the cavalry
Hold back,
Hold back the cavalry
The empire will fall
Hold back,
Hold back the cavalry
The cavalry are gone
Hold back the cavalry
Hold back,
Hold back the cavalry
