Journal of an English Officer in IndiaHurst and Blackett, 1858 - Всего страниц: 280 |
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... preparation in Bengal . According to the favourite system , Euro- pean troops have been generally dispensed with , Cawnpore being garrisoned by a mise- rable detachment of Her Majesty's 32nd , and all the 4 JOURNAL OF AN.
... preparation in Bengal . According to the favourite system , Euro- pean troops have been generally dispensed with , Cawnpore being garrisoned by a mise- rable detachment of Her Majesty's 32nd , and all the 4 JOURNAL OF AN.
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... Cawnpore . Towards the close of the day , we halted at Moopteckeepore . The heat during our march was extremely trying - the more so , as we had to encounter a hot wind , which parched us like the breath of a furnace . JULY 1st . We ...
... Cawnpore . Towards the close of the day , we halted at Moopteckeepore . The heat during our march was extremely trying - the more so , as we had to encounter a hot wind , which parched us like the breath of a furnace . JULY 1st . We ...
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... Cawnpore accelerated . According to an old law , " Delays are dangerous . " May they not prove so in the present instance . " JULY 10th . Well may I exclaim , grant me patience , for I feel sorely in need of the virtue . How tedious has ...
... Cawnpore accelerated . According to an old law , " Delays are dangerous . " May they not prove so in the present instance . " JULY 10th . Well may I exclaim , grant me patience , for I feel sorely in need of the virtue . How tedious has ...
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... Cawnpore fell into the hands of the rebels , and that fine old man , Sir Hugh Wheeler , and his force , were all destroyed by an act of foul treachery on the part of the Nana . " When called upon to give my opinion , prior to the ...
... Cawnpore fell into the hands of the rebels , and that fine old man , Sir Hugh Wheeler , and his force , were all destroyed by an act of foul treachery on the part of the Nana . " When called upon to give my opinion , prior to the ...
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... Cawnpore is a fabrication , and therefore to push on thither . " But as the senior officer present of Her Majesty's Service , I strenuously remonstrated against the vague instructions from Calcutta being complied with 38 JOURNAL OF AN.
... Cawnpore is a fabrication , and therefore to push on thither . " But as the senior officer present of Her Majesty's Service , I strenuously remonstrated against the vague instructions from Calcutta being complied with 38 JOURNAL OF AN.
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Стр. 16 - NARRATIVE OF A JOURNEY ROUND THE WORLD, Comprising A WINTER PASSAGE ACROSS THE ANDES TO CHILI, WITH A VISIT TO THE GOLD REGIONS OF CALIFORNIA AND AUSTRALIA, THE SOUTH SEA ISLANDS, JAVA, &c.
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Стр. 16 - Tahiti, and other gems of the sea in that quarter, and from thence to Sydney, marching through the Murray Valley, and inspecting the Adelaide district: From Australia he dashed onward to Java, riding through the interior, and taking a general survey of Batavia, with a glance at Japan and the Japanese.