The Dessauer Marsch (Armeemarsch I, 1b) is a slow infantry

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. It is believed that the march originated from Italy. The melody of a folk song was played for

Leopold I, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau Leopold I, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau (3 July 1676 – 7 April 1747) was a German prince of the House of Ascania and ruler of the principality of Anhalt-Dessau from 1693 to 1747. He was also a ''Generalfeldmarschall'' in the Prussian army. Nickname ...

, after the Battle of Cassano (1705). He enjoyed the march so much that it had been played at his entrance to the city by the time of the

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(1706). One of the Dessauer Marsch's most distinctive features is its elaborate trumpet solos. Until

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, the march was the presentation march of the Infantry Regiment Fürst Leopold von Anhalt-Dessau No. 26.

References

* Hans-Peter Stein: Transfeldt. Wort und Brauch in Heer und Flotte. 9., überarbeitete und erweiterte Auflage. Stuttgart 1986.

External links

Text des Dessauer Marsches
German military marches Year of song unknown {{Germany-mil-stub