Drummer (military)

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Drummers are military personnel whose specialism is playing military drums. Drums were part of the battlefield for hundreds of years, first seen by the Chinese, and then introduced to Europe by the Ottomans. With the professionalization of armies, military music was developed as well. Drums were used for the men to march in step and were also an important part of the battlefield communications system, with various drum rudiments being used to signal different commands from officers to troops. By the second half of the 18th century, most (if not all) Western armies had a standardized set of marches and signals to be played, often accompanied by fifers.

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