Victories and Defeats: An Attempt to Explain the Causes which Have Led to ThemH.S. King, 1873 - 353 páginas |
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... whole talent of our most experienced and able com- manders to cope with the scientific warriors of the other European armies . Is it not our solemn duty to our gracious Sovereign , and a sacred obli- gation we owe to our country - that ...
... whole talent of our most experienced and able com- manders to cope with the scientific warriors of the other European armies . Is it not our solemn duty to our gracious Sovereign , and a sacred obli- gation we owe to our country - that ...
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... whole result of the battle depended on his own single good conduct.'1 The Roman Legions under Varus were destroyed by the Germans under Arminius , because the Romans were too anxious to secure their own individual property , and did not ...
... whole result of the battle depended on his own single good conduct.'1 The Roman Legions under Varus were destroyed by the Germans under Arminius , because the Romans were too anxious to secure their own individual property , and did not ...
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... resolute and daring in the whole army of rebels . Poor noble Fulton , himself killed by a round - shot , Poor Fulton . could hit anything , the size of a man's hand , A hot three- quarters of an Splendid shots . Close quarters . ' Dash , '
... resolute and daring in the whole army of rebels . Poor noble Fulton , himself killed by a round - shot , Poor Fulton . could hit anything , the size of a man's hand , A hot three- quarters of an Splendid shots . Close quarters . ' Dash , '
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... whole brigade ? How is it that a couple of brigades may keep a whole pursuing army in check ? For the first the reason is obvious ; the retiring body , having been under fire , has lost its ' nerve . ' For the second it is the FOLLOW UP ...
... whole brigade ? How is it that a couple of brigades may keep a whole pursuing army in check ? For the first the reason is obvious ; the retiring body , having been under fire , has lost its ' nerve . ' For the second it is the FOLLOW UP ...
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... whole snuff out of the snuff- box into the hollow of his hand , and shovelled it at once up his nostrils . ' To the ladies at St. Cloud he often said to twenty in a row , ' Il fait chaud ' ! He always walked about when he was dictating ...
... whole snuff out of the snuff- box into the hollow of his hand , and shovelled it at once up his nostrils . ' To the ladies at St. Cloud he often said to twenty in a row , ' Il fait chaud ' ! He always walked about when he was dictating ...
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¹ Alison action advance advantage Albuera Alma army artillery Assaye attack Austrians Barclay battle battle of Alma battle of Borodino bayonets body Brasidas brave brigade British soldier Brown Bess Cæsar cannon cause cavalry charge Chevalier Guards Chillianwalla Colonel commander comrades considered corps courage cuirassiers danger dash defeated despise Duke duty effect enemy enemy's face fear fight fire flank force French fresh Guards guns heart honour horse horsemen Ibid India infantry instance jaded Kutusoff Lord loss lost Lucknow Major Hodson manders mass ment moral Moscow Murat Mutiny Napoleon nation needle-gun nerve never noble officers position potential energy presence of mind prove prudence pursuit rapid rash regiment repulsed reserve retreat rifle round shot rush Russians Sadowa Seiks Sepoys shot siege siege of Lucknow Smolensko splendid steady tion troops utmost valour victory Waterloo weapon Wellington whilst
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