Bugle Major Birkett playing bugle calls for light infantry from military manuals dating from the early 1800s.
1. Regulations for the Exercise of Riflemen and Light Infantry: and Instructions for Their Conduct in the Field. Printed for the War-Office 1803 reprinted 1814 (Translated from an original German work).
2. A Practical Guide for the Light Infantry Officer. 1806 By Capt. T.H. Cooper (Half-pay 56th Regt.)
3. Field Exercise and Evolutions of the Army. 1824 Revised by Major General Sir Henry Torrens K.C.B., and K.T.S.
4. The Bugle Horn major's Companion. S. Potter
