Military Life in Algeria: By the Count P. de Castellane, Том 1Hurst and Blackett, 1853 |
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... given immediately ; success justified his boldness , and eight hundred prisoners , together with twelve thousand head of cattle , brought into camp , filled it with joy and abund- ance . His The conflict was terminated , the little body ...
... given immediately ; success justified his boldness , and eight hundred prisoners , together with twelve thousand head of cattle , brought into camp , filled it with joy and abund- ance . His The conflict was terminated , the little body ...
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... given way under its duties ; out of 1,400 men , 720 were dead , and 500 were in the hospital ; the remainder had scarcely strength to carry their muskets , and had the relief arrived a few days later , the town would have been taken for ...
... given way under its duties ; out of 1,400 men , 720 were dead , and 500 were in the hospital ; the remainder had scarcely strength to carry their muskets , and had the relief arrived a few days later , the town would have been taken for ...
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... given to the men , and out of this coarse stuff and bullocks ' hides , each soldier is to have a pair of gaiters made for him . A Zouave , formerly a button maker , superintends the work . Thread for the purpose is made out of old ...
... given to the men , and out of this coarse stuff and bullocks ' hides , each soldier is to have a pair of gaiters made for him . A Zouave , formerly a button maker , superintends the work . Thread for the purpose is made out of old ...
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... given my heart . " Oh wind , you go always towards her , and you never return . " This ancient Arab ballad filled me for the whole evening with sadness , and I shut myself up in my room to think of those I love ; my mother , my sisters ...
... given my heart . " Oh wind , you go always towards her , and you never return . " This ancient Arab ballad filled me for the whole evening with sadness , and I shut myself up in my room to think of those I love ; my mother , my sisters ...
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... given to the officers commanding companies , composing the first column . Absolute silence . Coughs to be smothered in the folds of a turban . No pipes . Shots on the march not to be returned ; silence to be more strictly kept in case ...
... given to the officers commanding companies , composing the first column . Absolute silence . Coughs to be smothered in the folds of a turban . No pipes . Shots on the march not to be returned ; silence to be more strictly kept in case ...
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