Where did the term "being drummed out of the military" originate?

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Drumming out is the historical act of being dishonorably dismissed from military service to the sound of a drum. The earliest recorded reference to drumming out comes in a figurative use of the phrase, in Thomas Amory's The life of John Buncle, in 1766. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drumming_out Jul 03 09, 7:06 PM

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