Chambers's Repository of Instructing and Amusing Tracts, Volumes 1-3W. and R. Chambers, 1852 - English literature |
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by French officers , was formed and permanently attached to the army of Africa , which , consisting of about 40,000 men when General Clausel assumed the direction of affairs , has been since gradually increased to 100,000 , the average ...
by French officers , was formed and permanently attached to the army of Africa , which , consisting of about 40,000 men when General Clausel assumed the direction of affairs , has been since gradually increased to 100,000 , the average ...
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... French troops , but he had not beaten , as he boasted , a French army , for the simple reason , that he had not encountered one . The shock of this disaster vibrated painfully through every vein of military France , and signal vengeance ...
... French troops , but he had not beaten , as he boasted , a French army , for the simple reason , that he had not encountered one . The shock of this disaster vibrated painfully through every vein of military France , and signal vengeance ...
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... French - African policy . General Clausel was directed to organise a powerful expedition against Constantina , with the avowed object of annexing that city , and the whole of the interior of the province which bears its name , to the French ...
... French - African policy . General Clausel was directed to organise a powerful expedition against Constantina , with the avowed object of annexing that city , and the whole of the interior of the province which bears its name , to the French ...
Contents
THE STRUGGLE IN THE CAUCASUS NO 9 | 9 |
CURIOSITIES OF CRIMINAL LAW 10 | 10 |
A LEGEND OF GHENT 11 | 11 |
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