Beating Retreat

Beating Retreat is a military ceremony dating back to 16th century England and was first used in order to recall nearby patrolling units to their castle.

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Famous quotes containing the words beating and/or retreat:

    “Monte Beragon: When I’m close to you like this, there’s a sound in the air like the beating of wings. Do you know what that is?
    Mildred Pierce: No, what?
    Monte Beragon: My heart, beating like a schoolboy’s.
    Mildred Pierce: Is it? I thought it was mine.”
    —Ranald MacDougall (1915–1973)

    “I am in earnest—I will not equivocate—I will not excuse—I will not retreat a single inch—and I will be heard!”
    —William Lloyd Garrison (1805–1879)