Soldier and Traveller: Memoirs of Alexander Gardner, Colonel of Artillery in the Service of Maharaja Ranjit SinghW. Blackwood, 1898 - 359 páginas |
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... success ; and so in Sikh estimation his reputation as an artillerist is made . On one dire occasion after Ranjit Singh's death he makes havoc with guns . A fight at the closest quarters is going on between two rival parties for the ...
... success ; and so in Sikh estimation his reputation as an artillerist is made . On one dire occasion after Ranjit Singh's death he makes havoc with guns . A fight at the closest quarters is going on between two rival parties for the ...
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... successful lawlessness of the act , coupled with the romantic character of the book , no doubt permanently influenced him . In his own words , " From this early period of life the notion of being a traveller and adventurer , and of ...
... successful lawlessness of the act , coupled with the romantic character of the book , no doubt permanently influenced him . In his own words , " From this early period of life the notion of being a traveller and adventurer , and of ...
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... the Russian Government . In this matter he eventually was successful , and was also ready and even anxious to obtain employ- ment for Gardner ; but , as the latter quaintly puts it , he had imbibed a prejudice against the Russian 43.
... the Russian Government . In this matter he eventually was successful , and was also ready and even anxious to obtain employ- ment for Gardner ; but , as the latter quaintly puts it , he had imbibed a prejudice against the Russian 43.
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... successful were we that we had our advanced posts within twenty miles of Kabul , and the Dost dared not show his nose in the whole mountain region . None of the chief's faithful and ardent followers received any pay . We lived , as I ...
... successful were we that we had our advanced posts within twenty miles of Kabul , and the Dost dared not show his nose in the whole mountain region . None of the chief's faithful and ardent followers received any pay . We lived , as I ...
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... success ; but having sworn to stick by one another to the last , all doubts were removed , and we boldly lit a fire and slept in a circle with our feet to the heat . Our nimchis and postins1 were our only bedding and clothing . The ...
... success ; but having sworn to stick by one another to the last , all doubts were removed , and we boldly lit a fire and slept in a circle with our feet to the heat . Our nimchis and postins1 were our only bedding and clothing . The ...
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Soldier and Traveller: Memories [i.e. Memoirs] of Alexander Gardner, Colonel ... Alexander Haughton Campbell Gardner Visualização de excertos - 1970 |
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adventurer Afghan Afghanistan Allard Amir arrived artillery attacked Author Avitabile Badakshan Bolor British brother Captain cavalry Cheaper Edition chief Chitral cloth Colonel Gardner command Court Crown 8vo death Demy 8vo Dogra Dost Muhammad Khan English Fcap French Gulab Singh guns Habib-ulla Khan hand Harlan Hazara Hindu Kush Hira Singh History honour horses India Indus infantry Jammu Jindan JOHN journey Kabul Kafiristan Kafirs Kashmir Khaibar Khalsa Kharrak Singh Kirghiz Kunduz Lahore LL.D Maharaja Ranjit Singh Maharaja Sher Singh Minister mountain Muhammadan murdered Nao Nihal Singh officers OLIPHANT Pamir Panjab party passed Peshawar Portrait Post 8vo Prince Professor Raja Dhyan Singh regiment regions returned Revised river Royal ruler rupees sardars Scotland Second Edition Shah Sher Singh Shighnan Sikh army Sir Henry soldier Suchet Singh sword Syad Ahmad Therbah Third Edition took travelling tribe troops Urd Khan Ventura vols Wazirabad William Blackwood Yarkand
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