Funny how these things go. One of the songs that first started me playing and singing in the first place was The Battle of New Orleans, I was about 10 years old too. It was a a big hit in the U.K. being covered by Lonnie Donegan in the days of 'Skiffle'. I remember thinking the same as Frank, it was the first time, having been raised at the tail-end of the British Empire, that I had heard a song that celebrated a victory over our proud nation. I suppose it would be similar to hearing for the first time a song that celebrated one of the winning battles of the Viet-Cong in the Vietnam conflict.