Battōtai (song)

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"Battōtai" (抜刀隊; lit. 'Drawn-Sword Regiment') is a Japanese gunka whose lyrics come from a poem written by Toyama Masakazu in 1882 and whose melody was composed by the bandmaster of the Imperial Japanese Army Band, Charles Leroux, in 1887. The song was based on the Battle of Tabaruzaka, and the poem that made up the lyrics was inspired by the 1854 English poem "The Charge of the Light Brigade". A variation of the song, titled "Army March," has served as the march of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) since 2007.

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