Journal of an English Officer in IndiaHurst and Blackett, 1858 - Всего страниц: 280 |
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... horse carriages in front of the troops . The duties of the Commissariat department , in the absence of any of its officers , now devolve upon the officer commanding the troops , in the purchase and issue of the daily rations , leaving ...
... horse carriages in front of the troops . The duties of the Commissariat department , in the absence of any of its officers , now devolve upon the officer commanding the troops , in the purchase and issue of the daily rations , leaving ...
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... horse , and bidding him to fly . Colonel Simpson , in command , also es- caped to the fort . So persuaded was this latter officer of the fidelity of his regi- ment , that he lent no heed to the warn- ing he received of its disaffection ...
... horse , and bidding him to fly . Colonel Simpson , in command , also es- caped to the fort . So persuaded was this latter officer of the fidelity of his regi- ment , that he lent no heed to the warn- ing he received of its disaffection ...
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... the troops to breakfast , we eagerly sought the shade of some umbrageous trees , which spread a kindly shelter between us and the intense . sunshine . Here we gladly rested , volunteer horse , with while 58 JOURNAL OF AN.
... the troops to breakfast , we eagerly sought the shade of some umbrageous trees , which spread a kindly shelter between us and the intense . sunshine . Here we gladly rested , volunteer horse , with while 58 JOURNAL OF AN.
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Charles Napier North. Here we gladly rested , volunteer horse , with while our some infantry , took a post in advance to watch the movements of the enemy . On the arrival of the baggage , all set busily to work ; cooking was commenced ...
Charles Napier North. Here we gladly rested , volunteer horse , with while our some infantry , took a post in advance to watch the movements of the enemy . On the arrival of the baggage , all set busily to work ; cooking was commenced ...
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... horse shot under him , now appeared , boldly riding a hack , the only man who dared raise his head - so close and thick was the fire that rained upon us . He instantly , with clear and firm tone , gave the order , " The line will ...
... horse shot under him , now appeared , boldly riding a hack , the only man who dared raise his head - so close and thick was the fire that rained upon us . He instantly , with clear and firm tone , gave the order , " The line will ...
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Стр. 8 - Correspondence, etc., each number comprises Biographical Memoirs of Eminent Officers of all branches of service, Reviews of New Publications, either immediately relating to the Army or Navy, or involving subjects of utility or interest to the members of either, full Reports of Trials by Courts Martial, Distribution of the Army and Navy, General Orders, Circulars, Promotions, Appointments, Births, Marriages, Obituary, etc., with all the Naval and Military Intelligence of the month.
Стр. 19 - Halifax, the hero of this most beautiful story, is no ordinary hero, and this his history ie no ordinary book. It is a full-length portrait of a true gentleman, one of nature's own nobility. It is also the history of a home, and a thoroughly English one. The work abounds in incident, and is full of graphic power and true pathos.
Стр. 8 - ... movements and adventures connected with ships and barracks, this periodical is indispensable. It is a repertory of facts and criticisms — narratives of past experience, and fictions that are as good as if they were true — tables and returns — new inventions and new books bearing upon the army and the navy — correspondence crowded with intelligence — and sundry unclaimed matters that lie in close neighbourhood with the professions, and contribute more or less to the stock of general...
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Стр. 1 - MEMOIRS OF THE COURT AND CABINETS OF GEORGE THE THIRD, FROM ORIGINAL FAMILY DOCUMENTS.
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Стр. 17 - Langton," &c., 1 vol. post 8vo. "This work will do good service to Mr. Tupper's literary reputation. It combines with lucidity and acuteness of judgment, freshness of fancy and elegance of sentiment. In its cheerful and instructive pages sound moral principles are forcibly inculcated, and everyday truths acquire an air of novelty, and are rendered peculiarly attractive by being expressed In that epigrammatic language which so largely contributed to the popularity of the author's former work, entitled...
Стр. 17 - We are happy to find that the delightful volume, 'Pen and Pencil Pictures,' has reached a second edition, and that the reception of the younger Thomas Hood, by the public, has been worthy of the name he bears. The work...
Стр. 2 - THE LIVES OF PHILIP HOWARD, EARL OF ARUNDEL, AND OF ANNE DACRES, HIS WIFE. Edited from the Original MSS. By the DUKE OF NORFOLK, EM 1 vol. antique. "These biographies will be read with interest. They throw valuable light on the social habits and the prevalent feelings of the Elizabethan age.
Стр. 8 - Obituary, etc., with all the Naval and Military Intelligence of the month. OPINIONS OF THE PRESS. "This is confessedly one of the ablest and most attractive periodicals of which the British press can boast, presenting a wide field of entertainment to the general as well as professional reader.