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[SEVEN YEARS WAR]. On the reduction of Martinico. The Words by Mr. Boyce. Set by Mr. Dunn. [England, ca. 1762]. One 4to leaf on laid paper (mounted onto a larger sheet). Music and lyrics for this patriotic song, celebrating the British victory in their invasion of Martinique against the French forces there. Sheet music approximately 329 x 211 mm. Mount approximately 339 x 228 mm. Sheet music toned, foxed, soiled, with a few visible marginal tears; mount toned, worn, chipped. “WHAT nation shall dare with Old England compare, Our atchievements [sic] our courage have shewn: Let us dance, let us sing, and huzza for our King, Martinico my boys is our own. Let us dance, let us sing, and huzza for our King, Martinico my boys is our own…” In January and February of 1762, British forces under Moncton and Rodney attacked the French fort and forces in Martinique; they captured the fort on February 3, and the rest of the island by February 12. Martinique was eventually returned to the French after the Treaty of Paris in 1763.