The World Peace Jubilee took place in Boston in June 1872 at Back Bay , and was supposed to celebrate the end of the Franco Prussian War in Europe which ended with the Treaty of Bordeaux. Lasting 18 days it really was developed by P S Gilmore to test his band and that of the Marine Bands against the best that the world could such as the Prussian Bands , Royal Grenadiers , Band de Republicaine {France } , Johann Strauss Jnr and his orchestra .