Military Customs and Traditions / Militêre Gewoontes en Tradisies

dc.creator	Edotorial Team Militaria
dc.date	2012-02-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned	2015-07-20T20:09:43Z
dc.date.available	2015-07-20T20:09:43Z
dc.identifier	10.5787/12-3-612
dc.identifier	2224-0020
dc.identifier	https://doaj.org/article/1e7655720d2b41ad8f10b03456ff8663
dc.identifier.uri	http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/9238
dc.identifier.uri	https://doaj.org/article/1e7655720d2b41ad8f10b03456ff8663
dc.description	<p>Origins of the retreat ceremony</p><p>While the Retreat Ceremony itself is one of the few uniquely South African military traditions, it derives from the old British military custom of 'beating the Retreat' (by drum) which originated in the sixteenth century. In its original form the custom has been variously interpreted as a signal to literally 'retreat' at the end of a day's fighting, or as a means of summoning those soldiers required to stand the night's watch. By the eighteenth century, however, a contemporary British Treatise On Military Discipline explicitly defined the practice thus:</p>
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	University of Stellenbosch. Faculty of Military Science (Military Academy)
dc.relation	http://scientiamilitaria.journals.ac.za/pub/article/view/612
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/2224-0020
dc.source	Scientia Militaria : South African Journal of Military Studies, Vol 12, Iss 3 (2012)
dc.subject	South African military traditions
dc.subject	Retreat Ceremony: old British military custom
dc.subject	'beating the Retreat': Union Defence Force
dc.subject	Special Service Battalion
dc.subject	Military Science
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dc.subject	DOAJ:Military Science
dc.subject	DOAJ:Technology and Engineering
dc.subject	Military Science
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dc.subject	DOAJ:Military Science
dc.subject	DOAJ:Technology and Engineering
dc.subject	Military Science
dc.subject	U
dc.subject	Military Science
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dc.subject	Military Science
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dc.title	Military Customs and Traditions / Militêre Gewoontes en Tradisies
dc.type	Article