By order of Gen. Winfield Scott, 30 San Patricios were to be executed at Chapultepec in full view of the two armies who had fought there, at the precise moment that the flag of the U.S. replaced the flag of Mexico atop the citadel. This order was carried out by Col. William Harney. While overseeing the hangings, Harney ordered Francis O'Connor hanged even though he had had both legs amputated the previous day. When the army surgeon informed the colonel that the absent soldier had lost both his legs in battle, Harney replied:  "Bring the damned son of a bitch out! My order was to hang 30 and by God I'll do it!" The U.S. flag appeared on the flagpole at 9.30 a.m. The Mexican flag had been taken, according to legend, by cadet Juan Escutia to his death after leaping with it from Chapultepec Castle to deny the Americans the honor of capturing it. In a final act of defiance, the men about to be hanged cheered the Mexican flag, as one onlooker remarked; "Hands tied, feet tied, their voices still free". At Harney's signal, the carts holding the tied and noosed men pulled away.

why did you change the song? the original post was better ( in my opinion ) but still a great song

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Twelve times winner of Publisher of the Year, Allen & Unwin, are in the final stage of publishing a book based on Eric Bogle's most recorded song 'And the band played Waltzing Matilda'. The book will faithfully follow the verses of the song, richly illustrated, and is aimed at the children's market. What a wonderful journey this remarkable song has taken - and continues to travel. It is all the more important because the song, which both celebrates our ANZAC tradition and decries the necessity of war, is aimed at the youth market. No muddle-headed wombats, no kookaburras up gumtrees, no Magic Pudding, just the reality and futility of war. This is a lesson worth publishing. 

‘And The Band Played Waltzing Matilda’ is available to download from iTunes as part of Bogle’s Singing The Spirit Home (RRR49) collection https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/band-played-waltzing-matilda/id315488457?i=315488476. 

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www.undercovermusic.com.au/eric_bogle.htm


And The Band Played Waltzing Matilda - Eric Bogle

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