Journal of Adventures with the British Army, from the Commencement of the War to the Taking of Sebastopol ...Hurst and Blackett, 1856 - Всего страниц: 319 |
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... means of striking a light , had been provided in the gig ; and we lost much time in procuring one , by discharg- ing a musket into some old canvass found in the first vessel we boarded . As soon as all the vessels were on fire , we ...
... means of striking a light , had been provided in the gig ; and we lost much time in procuring one , by discharg- ing a musket into some old canvass found in the first vessel we boarded . As soon as all the vessels were on fire , we ...
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... means of resistance . Our demand on this and all similar occasions was that all shipping , go- vernment buildings , grain - stores , things con- PIG SHOOTING . 13 traband of war - including whatever 12 CHAPTER II BERDIANSK-ARABAT-GENITCHI.
... means of resistance . Our demand on this and all similar occasions was that all shipping , go- vernment buildings , grain - stores , things con- PIG SHOOTING . 13 traband of war - including whatever 12 CHAPTER II BERDIANSK-ARABAT-GENITCHI.
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... means of floating a heavy gun into the shallow water close to the town ; and two plans were adopted - one by Captain Coles , and the other by Lieutenant Horton . The plan of the former was to make a raft com- posed of casks and spars ...
... means of floating a heavy gun into the shallow water close to the town ; and two plans were adopted - one by Captain Coles , and the other by Lieutenant Horton . The plan of the former was to make a raft com- posed of casks and spars ...
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... means pleasant , for had any of her shells burst at the muzzle of the gun , we should have come in for the splinters ; so the eternal whiz of shells overhead was anything but comforting . The gun - boats must have expended a good sum of ...
... means pleasant , for had any of her shells burst at the muzzle of the gun , we should have come in for the splinters ; so the eternal whiz of shells overhead was anything but comforting . The gun - boats must have expended a good sum of ...
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... means adequate to repel the great naval force we could bring against them , and they must have known it also . The governor , there- fore , was greatly to blame for exposing the inhabitants to so much unnecessary misery . I do not ...
... means adequate to repel the great naval force we could bring against them , and they must have known it also . The governor , there- fore , was greatly to blame for exposing the inhabitants to so much unnecessary misery . I do not ...
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