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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... town . Soon after large volumes of smoke issued from some large buildings with tall chimneys at- tached , and which looked like factories . All the morning was employed in sound- ing for a channel into the Sea of Azoff , and it was ...
... town . Soon after large volumes of smoke issued from some large buildings with tall chimneys at- tached , and which looked like factories . All the morning was employed in sound- ing for a channel into the Sea of Azoff , and it was ...
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... town . At balf - past two p.m. the squadron had weighed , passed the lighthouse , on Cape Fanar , and entered the Sea of Azoff - the first appearance of British men - of - war in these waters , The French steamers had not yet come up ...
... town . At balf - past two p.m. the squadron had weighed , passed the lighthouse , on Cape Fanar , and entered the Sea of Azoff - the first appearance of British men - of - war in these waters , The French steamers had not yet come up ...
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... town . The boats were again manned , and advanced in a line for the shore , preceded by a flag of truce . The inhabitants crowded on to the beach and pier , and the governor came down , hoisted a white flag , and surrendered , as he had ...
... town . The boats were again manned , and advanced in a line for the shore , preceded by a flag of truce . The inhabitants crowded on to the beach and pier , and the governor came down , hoisted a white flag , and surrendered , as he had ...
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... town and fire the stores and shipping . As it was peace ' between us for a time , the boats were beached , the seamen and marines landed , and were drawn up on the shore , while Cap- tains Coles and Craufurd went through the town , with ...
... town and fire the stores and shipping . As it was peace ' between us for a time , the boats were beached , the seamen and marines landed , and were drawn up on the shore , while Cap- tains Coles and Craufurd went through the town , with ...
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... town , and burned to the water's edge . Three of them had been built of wood , and nothing remained above water but their fun- nels , and the iron frame - work of the paddle wheels . The fourth had been a fine English built , iron screw ...
... town , and burned to the water's edge . Three of them had been built of wood , and nothing remained above water but their fun- nels , and the iron frame - work of the paddle wheels . The fourth had been a fine English built , iron screw ...
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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.