The River Column: A Narrative of the Advance of the River Column of the Nile Expeditionary Force, and Its Return Down the RapidsW. Blackwood, 1885 - 291 páginas |
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... companies , a force had been specially organised for this effort . It was not , however , till after General Buller's arrival at Korti , that the exact nature of Lord Wolseley's plan was made known to me , and the details of the scheme ...
... companies , a force had been specially organised for this effort . It was not , however , till after General Buller's arrival at Korti , that the exact nature of Lord Wolseley's plan was made known to me , and the details of the scheme ...
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... companies together . In every case an officer will be with the last boat of the company , and it will be his duty to urge on , and assist where necessary , any boats of his company which may be falling behind . " Working on this ...
... companies together . In every case an officer will be with the last boat of the company , and it will be his duty to urge on , and assist where necessary , any boats of his company which may be falling behind . " Working on this ...
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... companies of a line of communi- cation regiment for the purpose of forming posts on his line . He was instructed that his force was to be a flying column ; that the General of communications would not occupy the line behind us ; and ...
... companies of a line of communi- cation regiment for the purpose of forming posts on his line . He was instructed that his force was to be a flying column ; that the General of communications would not occupy the line behind us ; and ...
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... companies of the Essex Regiment , which arrived there as garrison on the 23d , Colvile succeeded in getting the Mudir's troops crossed over to the right bank at Merawi on the 21st and 22d . On the 23d , to the number of 310 , they made ...
... companies of the Essex Regiment , which arrived there as garrison on the 23d , Colvile succeeded in getting the Mudir's troops crossed over to the right bank at Merawi on the 21st and 22d . On the 23d , to the number of 310 , they made ...
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... companies of the Staffordshire , with Lieut.- Colonel Alleyne and the other boat officers , moved off by river at seven , followed by the boats of the Royal Engineers , and then the HAMDAB TO KAB EL ABD-TOUCH OF THE ENEMY, KAB EL ABD TO ...
... companies of the Staffordshire , with Lieut.- Colonel Alleyne and the other boat officers , moved off by river at seven , followed by the boats of the Royal Engineers , and then the HAMDAB TO KAB EL ABD-TOUCH OF THE ENEMY, KAB EL ABD TO ...
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The River Column: A Narrative of the Advance of the River Column of the Nile ... Henry Brackenbury Visualização integral - 1885 |
The River Column: A Narrative of the Advance of the River Column of the Nile ... Henry Brackenbury Visualização integral - 1885 |
The River Column: A Narrative of the Advance of the River Column of the Nile ... Henry Brackenbury Visualização de excertos - 1993 |
Palavras e frases frequentes
Abu Bekr Abu Hamed advance Alleyne arrived artillery baggage battalion Belal Berber Birti bivouac Black Watch camel corps Captain Castle Camp cataract cavalry channel cloth Colonel Butler Colonel Colvile command companies convoy Cornwalls Crown 8vo desert Dulka island Earle Edinburgh Egyptian Camel Corps enemy enemy's English Engravings Fcap fire force Gamra Gordon Highlanders guns half halted Hamdab headquarters Hebbeh Herbert Stewart high Nile island Hussars Illustrations infantry Kab el Abd Khartoum Kirbekan koppies Korosko Korti left bank Lekalik Lord Wolseley Mahdi's marched Merawi Metemmeh miles Monassir country morning mounted troops move Mudir's troops native Nile island Ooli opposite orders position Post 8vo Professor rear reconnoitred Regiment reported ridge right bank River Column Robatab rocks rocky sakyehs Salamat Scotland Second Edition sent sheikhs Sherri island Shukook pass Staffords steamer Stewart Suleiman Wad Gamr supplies telegram University of Edinburgh Vakeel vols voyageurs Warag zareeba
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