Biographies of Eminent Soldiers of the Last Four CenturiesW. Blackwood and Sons, 1865 - 355 páginas |
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... of lieutenant - colonel , accepting the " unattached " about the same time , and in 1854 to that of * See Mitchell's ' Fall of Napoleon , ' vol . iii . p . 22 . major general . During the long period of peace after MEMOIR OF THE AUTHOR .
... of lieutenant - colonel , accepting the " unattached " about the same time , and in 1854 to that of * See Mitchell's ' Fall of Napoleon , ' vol . iii . p . 22 . major general . During the long period of peace after MEMOIR OF THE AUTHOR .
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... period of his military life he kept a diary , of which , however , unfortunately only a few scraps appear to have been preserved ; but from these it seems that the loftiest senti- ments of chivalrous generosity at all times ...
... period of his military life he kept a diary , of which , however , unfortunately only a few scraps appear to have been preserved ; but from these it seems that the loftiest senti- ments of chivalrous generosity at all times ...
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... period of his active service he must have been indefatigable in studying the principles of his profession , the history of military operations , and the requirements , not only of captains and leaders , but of armies and their component ...
... period of his active service he must have been indefatigable in studying the principles of his profession , the history of military operations , and the requirements , not only of captains and leaders , but of armies and their component ...
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... period of nearly fifteen years . But at the same time there can be no doubt that Mitchell , in not a few cases , was led too far by his moral indignation at the heartlessness and faithlessness so glaringly manifested in xvi MEMOIR OF ...
... period of nearly fifteen years . But at the same time there can be no doubt that Mitchell , in not a few cases , was led too far by his moral indignation at the heartlessness and faithlessness so glaringly manifested in xvi MEMOIR OF ...
Página xviii
... period of his life General Mitchell had made considerable preparations for a life of the Duke of Alba , but the difficulty , and in some instances the utter impossibility , of obtaining access to authentic documents , discouraged him ...
... period of his life General Mitchell had made considerable preparations for a life of the Duke of Alba , but the difficulty , and in some instances the utter impossibility , of obtaining access to authentic documents , discouraged him ...
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Passagens conhecidas
Página 358 - MACKENZIE. Studies in Roman Law. With Comparative Views of the Laws of France, England, and Scotland. By LORD MACKENZIE, one of the Judges of the Court of Session in Scotland.
Página 357 - OF ALISON'S HISTORY OF EUROPE, From the Fall of Napoleon to the Accession of Louis Napoleon.
Página 359 - Burton.— The History of Scotland, from the Revolution to the Extinction of the last Jacobite Insurrection (1689—1748).
Página 231 - He left the name, at which the world grew pale, To point a moral, or adorn a tale.