Our soldiers; or, Anecdotes of the ... British army during the reign of ... queen Victoria |
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... Colonel Graham ; a brigade of cavalry , under that of Colonel Arnold ; and five bri- gades of infantry , under the respective commands of Colonels Sale and Dennis of the Queen's , and Colonels Nott , Roberts , and Worseley , of the ...
... Colonel Graham ; a brigade of cavalry , under that of Colonel Arnold ; and five bri- gades of infantry , under the respective commands of Colonels Sale and Dennis of the Queen's , and Colonels Nott , Roberts , and Worseley , of the ...
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... Colonel Stevenson the artillery brigade ; Sir John Keane , the commander - in - chief of the Bombay army , took command of the whole . Such was the extent of the British force warned for field service in the autumn of 1838 . At the same ...
... Colonel Stevenson the artillery brigade ; Sir John Keane , the commander - in - chief of the Bombay army , took command of the whole . Such was the extent of the British force warned for field service in the autumn of 1838 . At the same ...
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... Colonel Dennie of the 13th Light Infantry , and the main column under Brigadier Sale . The explosion party was directed by Captain Thomson , and he had under him Lieutenants Durand and Macleod of the Bengal , and Captain Peat of the ...
... Colonel Dennie of the 13th Light Infantry , and the main column under Brigadier Sale . The explosion party was directed by Captain Thomson , and he had under him Lieutenants Durand and Macleod of the Bengal , and Captain Peat of the ...
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... Colonel Dennie , at the head of his stormers , pushed forward through the breach amid clouds of smoke and dust , and soon the bayonets of his light companies were crossing the swords of the enemy , who had rushed down to the point of ...
... Colonel Dennie , at the head of his stormers , pushed forward through the breach amid clouds of smoke and dust , and soon the bayonets of his light companies were crossing the swords of the enemy , who had rushed down to the point of ...
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... Colonel Croker , advanced , and the reserve speedily followed , and soon the colours of the 13th regiment , planted by the brave young Ensign Frere , as well as those of the 17th , were flying out in the morning breeze from the ramparts ...
... Colonel Croker , advanced , and the reserve speedily followed , and soon the colours of the 13th regiment , planted by the brave young Ensign Frere , as well as those of the 17th , were flying out in the morning breeze from the ramparts ...
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Our Soldiers: Or, Anecdotes of the ... British Army During the Reign of ... William Henry G Kingston Nincs elérhető előnézet - 2016 |
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