Reinhard - " the song is originally about the War of the Spanish Succession (1702-1713)" - Ehmmmm that is basically what I said unless of course you believe that Marlborough commanded English Armies in another war?

"Will Ye Go Tae Flanders
Verses 2 and 3 by John Faulkner

Will ye go tae Flanders, my Mally-o,
Will ye go tae Flanders, my Mally-o,
We'll get wine and brandy,
Sack and sugar candy,
Will ye go tae Flanders, my Mally-o.

Will ye go tae Flanders, my Mally-o,
Tae see the bonnie sodgers there, my Mally-o,
They'll gie us pipes tae blaw,
Coats o red an kilts sae braw
Aye the finest o them a', my Mally-o.

Will ye go tae Flanders, my Mally-o,
Gin I tak the royal shillin there, my Mally-o,
Will ye tae a foreign shore,
For tae hear the cannons roar,
An the bloody shouts o war, my Mally-o.

Will ye go tae Flanders, my Mally-o,
Tae see the chief commanders, my Mally-o,
You'll see the bullets fly,
And the sodgers how they die,
And the ladies how they cry, my Mally-o.

The first and last verses are over 200 years old, but the middle two are a 20th century addition by singer/songwriter John Faulkner 1978.

Henryp - No post from Billy Ross that I can see.

Applicable in what way?
At what time during the First World War did the British Army wear Red Coats?