Chambers's Repository of Instructing and Amusing Tracts, Volumes 1-3W. and R. Chambers, 1852 - English literature |
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... command in the Polish war ; and for a long time subsequent to his departure , the Russian generals left in command amused themselves and their adversaries by military promenades , with movable columns , through such parts of the ...
... command in the Polish war ; and for a long time subsequent to his departure , the Russian generals left in command amused themselves and their adversaries by military promenades , with movable columns , through such parts of the ...
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... command to conceal his emotions , and to demean himself with more moderation than might have been expected . Washington was surprised and concerned , as he feared the ill effects which such a proceeding might have upon the officers ...
... command to conceal his emotions , and to demean himself with more moderation than might have been expected . Washington was surprised and concerned , as he feared the ill effects which such a proceeding might have upon the officers ...
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... command , it was only with the greatest difficulty , and after severe loss , that they succeeded in regaining the shelter of the city . The prosecution of the Arab war , thus rashly provoked by General Bourmont , was intrusted by Louis ...
... command , it was only with the greatest difficulty , and after severe loss , that they succeeded in regaining the shelter of the city . The prosecution of the Arab war , thus rashly provoked by General Bourmont , was intrusted by Louis ...
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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