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defeat of Napoleon in 1815, the yeomanry – recruited from the middle and upper classes – was retained as a  South Korean
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leading part in the Peterloo Massacre of 1819, and its policing role declined as civilian police forces were  A mass shoot
established in the mid-19th century. The yeomanry struggled to find a place in the military establishment, injured.
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11 February 1843 at the Teatro alla Scala in Milan, Italy. It is based on a
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fervour of the time. The first British performance took place in London i
where it was the first of Verdi's operas to be performed in the United Sta
as Jérusalem, Verdi's first grand opera, which opened in Paris in Novem
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the time of the opera's premiere in 1843.
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