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"Sacré Charlemagne" is a song by France Gall. It was released in 1964 as a single, on an EP, and on an album, credited to "France Gall et ses petits amis". [2] According to the charts U.S. Billboard published in its "Hits of the World" section, the song reached no. 1 in France. [3]
The war in Europe against the French Empire under Napoleon ensured that the British did not consider the War of 1812 against the United States as more than a sideshow. [283] Britain's blockade of French trade had worked and the Royal Navy was the world's dominant nautical power (and remained so for another century).
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 19 February 2025. King of the Franks, first Holy Roman Emperor For other uses, see Charlemagne (disambiguation). Charlemagne A denarius of Charlemagne dated c. 812–814 with the inscription KAROLVS IMP AVG (Karolus Imperator Augustus) King of the Franks Reign 9 October 768 – 28 January 814 Coronation ...
World War I produced many patriotic American songs, such as "Over There", written by popular songwriter George M. Cohan. Cohan composed the song on April 6, 1917, when he saw some headlines announcing America's entry into the war. [6] Cohan is also famous for penning "Yankee Doodle Dandy," an over-the-top parody of patriotic music.
Their play The War of 1812, a humorous retelling of the war of the same name replete with deliberately over-the-top pro-Canadian jingoism, produced another of the group's most famous song, "The White House Burned (The War of 1812)". [11] As a result of this production, comedy writer Paul Mather joined the group.
A picture of Charlemagne embracing his nephew Roland, contained in the poem’s original document. Chanson d'Aspremont (or simply Aspremont, or Agolant [1]) is a 12th-century Old French chanson de geste (before 1190 [2]). The poem comprises 11, 376 verses (unusually long for a chanson de geste [3]), grouped into rhymed laisses.
It allegedly refers to Charlemagne's legendary banner, the Oriflamme, which was also known as the "Montjoie" [1] and was kept at the Abbey of Saint Denis, though alternative explanations exist. The battle-cry was first known to be used during the 12th century reign of Louis VI of France , the first royal bearer of the Oriflamme.
Tencendur, or Tencendor ("strife") [1] is the warhorse of King Charlemagne in the French epic, The Song of Roland. [2] Tencendur is mentioned in laisse 239 of the poem. Next with both spurs he's gored his horse's flanks, And Tencendor has made four bounds thereat. — (Charles Kenneth Scott Moncrieff translation, 1919)