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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... arrived quite unexpectedly to us , consisting of the Danube and Sulina , towing twelve launches from the fleet , with their crews . A screw - collier , and soon afterwards the Medina , arrived , bringing up some marine artillery ; and a ...
... arrived quite unexpectedly to us , consisting of the Danube and Sulina , towing twelve launches from the fleet , with their crews . A screw - collier , and soon afterwards the Medina , arrived , bringing up some marine artillery ; and a ...
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... arrival so close to the town had evidently caused great consternation among the inhabitants . They collected in crowds on the edge of the cliff , and in open spaces , to look at us , and women could be seen kneeling down outside the ...
... arrival so close to the town had evidently caused great consternation among the inhabitants . They collected in crowds on the edge of the cliff , and in open spaces , to look at us , and women could be seen kneeling down outside the ...
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... arrived within range , the Russians replied with a fire of musketry , which , happily , had little effect . Having such a strong force of guns we had it pretty much our own way ; and the sailors kept up a constant chaffing at each good ...
... arrived within range , the Russians replied with a fire of musketry , which , happily , had little effect . Having such a strong force of guns we had it pretty much our own way ; and the sailors kept up a constant chaffing at each good ...
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... which contained near two hundred men - that there were four regiments of Cos- sacks in the town ; about three thousand two hundred men in all , some of whom had only just arrived . 40 A DESERTER . On being asked his reason for.
... which contained near two hundred men - that there were four regiments of Cos- sacks in the town ; about three thousand two hundred men in all , some of whom had only just arrived . 40 A DESERTER . On being asked his reason for.
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... Arrived off Gheisk before mid - day - there was no Medina to be seen , so we went about , back again to Temriouk . 10th . - Arrived off Temriouk early . The squadron had left , excepting the Vesuvius and a gun - boat , and the French ...
... Arrived off Gheisk before mid - day - there was no Medina to be seen , so we went about , back again to Temriouk . 10th . - Arrived off Temriouk early . The squadron had left , excepting the Vesuvius and a gun - boat , and the French ...
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abattis Anapa anchored appeared Arabat army attack Baidar Balaklava Barkley batteries battle of Alma Berdiansk Black Sea boats Bosphorus Brigade burning camp Captain cavalry cliff close coal Constantinople Cossacks covered Crimea Croats dead doubt England English exposed fire flag of truce French French soldiers front ground gun-boats guns half-past harbour heard heavy Heraclea hill horses hundred inhabitants Inkerman Kertch killed Kosloo land looked Lord Raglan lying Malakhoff Mamelon miles mines morning mountains never night o'clock a.m. officers Omar Pasha party pass Pelissier pickets plundering quay ravine Redan regiment Russians sailors Sardinian Sea of Azoff Sebastopol seen sent sentries shells ships shore shot side Sir George Brown smoke soon squadron steamers Stromboli TAGANROG Tchernaya Tchorgoun Temriouk Therapia to-day told took town troops Turkish Turks valley vessels wounded Yenikalé Zungeldek
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Стр. 228 - September : — 29 officers, 36 sergeants, 6 drummers, 314 rank and file, killed ; 124 officers, 142 sergeants, 13 drummers, 1608 rank and file, wounded; 1 officer, 12 sergeants, 163 rank and file, missing.
Стр. 229 - Sebastopol on the 8th of September was — 4 superior officers, 55 subalterns, and 2625 men, killed ; wounded, 26 superior officers, 206 subalterns, 5826 men; contused, 9 superior officers, 38 subalterns, 1138 men; missing, 24 officers and 1739 men.
Стр. 278 - ... never afterward was sensible. It was a very affecting scene when she was dead. The father, with his face upon one cheek of the corpse — the husband at the feet — Rang! lying all along by the side, gently rubbing the other cheek — the girls standing around, and the boys all weeping bitterly. It was too much for me, and I was obliged to go away, and give vent to my overpowered feelings in my own bed-room. Really if we had all come to New Zealand only to effect, with God's blessing, this one...
Стр. 52 - Falmouth to anchor as close to the town as the depth of water would permit, and to enfilade the part proposed to be attacked.