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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... The fort where the explosion took place last night was on the top of a hill , and appeared to have been dismantled . In and about the place were the ruins of houses still burning , and off the A RUSSIAN CAT . 3 point were large flats ,
... The fort where the explosion took place last night was on the top of a hill , and appeared to have been dismantled . In and about the place were the ruins of houses still burning , and off the A RUSSIAN CAT . 3 point were large flats ,
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... took on board with me . She became a great pet afterwards , and was very tame . A week or two after she had been on board the Stromboli , one of the officers brought another Russian cat on board ; but the black one furiously attacked it ...
... took on board with me . She became a great pet afterwards , and was very tame . A week or two after she had been on board the Stromboli , one of the officers brought another Russian cat on board ; but the black one furiously attacked it ...
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... took a prize . The Miranda was in advance ; the Stromboli next , with the Curlew in tow ; and the gun - boats were dis- persed all about as skirmishers , and chasing vessels which the strong breeze frequently enabled to keep ahead of ...
... took a prize . The Miranda was in advance ; the Stromboli next , with the Curlew in tow ; and the gun - boats were dis- persed all about as skirmishers , and chasing vessels which the strong breeze frequently enabled to keep ahead of ...
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... took a most unpleasant direction . These sandy spits are common in the Sea of Azoff , and are full of creeks and lagoons , which serve admirably as harbours for the small craft which navigate the sea . The water near is shallow , and ...
... took a most unpleasant direction . These sandy spits are common in the Sea of Azoff , and are full of creeks and lagoons , which serve admirably as harbours for the small craft which navigate the sea . The water near is shallow , and ...
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... took his place , and finished his breakfast for him . The salad was excellent , and it is a thing for which I have a peculiar weakness . I daresay he thought me a ' cool fish ; ' but it was the fortune of war . I then went to the old ...
... took his place , and finished his breakfast for him . The salad was excellent , and it is a thing for which I have a peculiar weakness . I daresay he thought me a ' cool fish ; ' but it was the fortune of war . I then went to the old ...
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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. 204 - And he lifted up his face to the window, and said, Who is on my side ? who ? And there looked out to him two or three eunuchs. 33 And he said, Throw her down.
Стр. 316 - The principal points on which light is thrown by the present correspondence are, the negociations before and after the Treaty of Amiens until the time of its rupture — the true character of Addington's Administration, and the relations between
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.