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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... rear battalions ; the Mudir's troops assisting him to do this by occupying the Monassir country ; and he was reminded that for the present his main objective was the capture of Berber , and that for this purpose he must concentrate his ...
... rear battalions ; the Mudir's troops assisting him to do this by occupying the Monassir country ; and he was reminded that for the present his main objective was the capture of Berber , and that for this purpose he must concentrate his ...
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... passing through , and the rear wing was closing up at the foot of the rapid . The cataract ( Edermih ) was a very troublesome one . In the first place , two F small shoots or rapids had to be tracked up ; TOUCH OF THE ENEMY . 81.
... passing through , and the rear wing was closing up at the foot of the rapid . The cataract ( Edermih ) was a very troublesome one . In the first place , two F small shoots or rapids had to be tracked up ; TOUCH OF THE ENEMY . 81.
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... rear , where there was a certain amount of forage and a good watering - place for the camels . At 6.45 on the 29th , six companies of the Black Watch marched to Warag , and took up a position on fairly open ground at the head of the ...
... rear , where there was a certain amount of forage and a good watering - place for the camels . At 6.45 on the 29th , six companies of the Black Watch marched to Warag , and took up a position on fairly open ground at the head of the ...
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... rear . Their reserve am- munition was carried on camels to Gamra . Colonel Butler's report of the direct road along the river to the enemy's camp did not seem to favour a direct attack . We should apparently have to force our way ...
... rear . Their reserve am- munition was carried on camels to Gamra . Colonel Butler's report of the direct road along the river to the enemy's camp did not seem to favour a direct attack . We should apparently have to force our way ...
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... of the Black Watch was directed to march towards Birti in support of his reconnaissance ; and all troops in rear of Gamra were ordered to advance by boat . 107 CHAPTER VII . BIRTI - HALT , AND ADVANCE 106 KAB EL ABD TO GAMRA .
... of the Black Watch was directed to march towards Birti in support of his reconnaissance ; and all troops in rear of Gamra were ordered to advance by boat . 107 CHAPTER VII . BIRTI - HALT , AND ADVANCE 106 KAB EL ABD TO GAMRA .
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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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