Journal of Adventures with the British Army, from the Commencement of the War to the Taking of Sebastopol ...Hurst and Blackett, 1856 |
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... guns ; especially on Sundays and holidays . The great drawback to this , is the miserable accommodation to be met with , and the absence of macadamized roads ; for there is nothing in the neighbourhood of Constan- tinople deserving the ...
... guns ; especially on Sundays and holidays . The great drawback to this , is the miserable accommodation to be met with , and the absence of macadamized roads ; for there is nothing in the neighbourhood of Constan- tinople deserving the ...
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... guns , at a range of from 1,200 to 2,000 yards . Lord Raglan arrived on the 29th , in the Emeu , from Malta , and , for a few days , took up his quarters at the British Embassy ; but soon removed to a house prepared for him , near ...
... guns , at a range of from 1,200 to 2,000 yards . Lord Raglan arrived on the 29th , in the Emeu , from Malta , and , for a few days , took up his quarters at the British Embassy ; but soon removed to a house prepared for him , near ...
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... gun and a revolver among my clothes , which I fully expected would have . been seized , and only returned to me after much trouble . I hope I may not be thought tedious if I here allude to the pronunciation of the well- known word ...
... gun and a revolver among my clothes , which I fully expected would have . been seized , and only returned to me after much trouble . I hope I may not be thought tedious if I here allude to the pronunciation of the well- known word ...
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... guns were plainly visible , although very distant . As soon as it became light , we could see a very thick smoke , arising from the bat- teries as we then supposed ; but , no doubt , a great part of it was caused by the Russian field ...
... guns were plainly visible , although very distant . As soon as it became light , we could see a very thick smoke , arising from the bat- teries as we then supposed ; but , no doubt , a great part of it was caused by the Russian field ...
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... guns unobserved . There is an eminence on the ridge above the Second Division , from which a commanding view of the town and batteries is obtained . It is a favourite place for officers to collect at , to look through telescopes and ...
... guns unobserved . There is an eminence on the ridge above the Second Division , from which a commanding view of the town and batteries is obtained . It is a favourite place for officers to collect at , to look through telescopes and ...
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