Military life in Algeria, Том 2Hurst and Blackett, 1853 |
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... hills , whilst bombs from afar drove the Arabs from the wood . Colonel Tartas , at the same time , sounded to horse ; and throwing away our sacks , we hastened to cut off the retreat of the enemy . Spahis and chasseurs kept in good ...
... hills , whilst bombs from afar drove the Arabs from the wood . Colonel Tartas , at the same time , sounded to horse ; and throwing away our sacks , we hastened to cut off the retreat of the enemy . Spahis and chasseurs kept in good ...
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... hill , leading to the bottom of a ravine on the left . Green oaks , mastick trees , and broken trunks covered the whole of this unsafe ground . In the centre of a basin the waters had hollowed a deep ditch across slips of wild ...
... hill , leading to the bottom of a ravine on the left . Green oaks , mastick trees , and broken trunks covered the whole of this unsafe ground . In the centre of a basin the waters had hollowed a deep ditch across slips of wild ...
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... hill , with spread ensigns . In the centre of the squadron floated the great white banner with an embroidered hand , the sign of command ; and on the two wings were seen little banneroles of different colours . The whole band of Arab ...
... hill , with spread ensigns . In the centre of the squadron floated the great white banner with an embroidered hand , the sign of command ; and on the two wings were seen little banneroles of different colours . The whole band of Arab ...
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... hills , where the strongest felt bowed down with sleep , these shrill brayings , startling silence and solitude , produced a singular impression . They were like alarum cries , repeated by the echoes , to awake the dead . At ten o'clock ...
... hills , where the strongest felt bowed down with sleep , these shrill brayings , startling silence and solitude , produced a singular impression . They were like alarum cries , repeated by the echoes , to awake the dead . At ten o'clock ...
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... hills , piled upon each other along the horizon , now succeeded woods of oak and cedar , large pasture lands , and springs of water . A troop of gazelles fled before our horses , sometimes bounding across the trees , sometimes stopping ...
... hills , piled upon each other along the horizon , now succeeded woods of oak and cedar , large pasture lands , and springs of water . A troop of gazelles fled before our horses , sometimes bounding across the trees , sometimes stopping ...
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Abd-el-Kader Africa afterwards Algiers Arab Arab bureau arms Arnaud arrived authority Baroness d'Oberkirch battalions bivouac Bosquet burnous Caddour called camels camp Captain caravan cavaliers Chateau Neuf Cheggueun chief CO.'S NEW PUBLICATIONS COLBURN AND CO.'S Colonel Espinasse column command convoy coup de main death Djema Douairs Durande Emir enemy eyes fatigue feet fête fire Flittas France French Garabas ground Hachems halt hand head heart hills honour horses hour hundred inhabitants interesting Kabyles Lamoriciere leagues lion Mahiddin Marabout Marshal Bugeaud Mascara military Mohamed Mostaganem mountains mules Mustapha Nedroma never night o'clock officers Oran passed plain prisoners province of Oran rain ravine razzia repose Rhomsi road rocks sabre Sahara saluted Sam Slick sand seen side soldiers soon Spahis squadrons Sultan tents Thiaret Tlemcen Touareug trees tribes troops village whilst whole wind wood wounded Zouaves