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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... quays to prevent ' loot'- i.e. , plunder - from being carried off ; and no one , unless on duty , was allowed to land . The town of Kertch is built half round , and in ... quay 51 BURNING OF KERTCH . chiefly belonged to government officials.
... quays to prevent ' loot'- i.e. , plunder - from being carried off ; and no one , unless on duty , was allowed to land . The town of Kertch is built half round , and in ... quay 51 BURNING OF KERTCH . chiefly belonged to government officials.
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... quay and at the edge of the water . This sort of work had now been going on for some time ; and the result was that the town had been plundered most effectually be- tween men - of - war's men , crews of transports , French , Turks , and ...
... quay and at the edge of the water . This sort of work had now been going on for some time ; and the result was that the town had been plundered most effectually be- tween men - of - war's men , crews of transports , French , Turks , and ...
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... quays were in flames . There is a large open space at the prin- cipal landing - place , where were collected a number of the poorer inhabitants with their women and children . They were to be shipped to some other part of Russia , and ...
... quays were in flames . There is a large open space at the prin- cipal landing - place , where were collected a number of the poorer inhabitants with their women and children . They were to be shipped to some other part of Russia , and ...
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... Russell to land , when merchant seamen ran about as they liked . The French and Turks were again busy at their work . While I was standing on the quay , a woman came by , driving a cow . Some officers 64 THE DEEDS OF OUR ALLIES . went up ...
... Russell to land , when merchant seamen ran about as they liked . The French and Turks were again busy at their work . While I was standing on the quay , a woman came by , driving a cow . Some officers 64 THE DEEDS OF OUR ALLIES . went up ...
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... quay in front of it , where a wretched band plays most doleful music . The Greeks appear to have very little fun in them . In front of the café a hoop hangs from a tall pole , and to the former a number of blue - lights are attached ...
... quay in front of it , where a wretched band plays most doleful music . The Greeks appear to have very little fun in them . In front of the café a hoop hangs from a tall pole , and to the former a number of blue - lights are attached ...
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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.