
Originally Posted by
cajunscot
Not only that, but the word "Tattoo" itself, which comes from the Dutch tap toe, which means to shut the taps off -- doe den tap toe. Drummers from British Regiments stationed in the Low Countries would march through villages each evening to give the command to return to barracks from the taverns.
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This would happen around 9:30 each evening. (I have no first hand experience this as I avoided the draft in Holland) However I doubt that will happen at Fergus as we will just start getting into the bevies then...
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