Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 84W. Blackwood, 1858 |
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... remained true even during the temporary paralysis of the strong protecting hand - but a pampered soldiery , trained to mimic our own supreme warlike tactics , and idly dreaming that the Empire which they thought they held for us , they ...
... remained true even during the temporary paralysis of the strong protecting hand - but a pampered soldiery , trained to mimic our own supreme warlike tactics , and idly dreaming that the Empire which they thought they held for us , they ...
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... remained disarmed and passive , as also at Peshawur , where , however , a more rigid surveillance was necessary , and more than once the disarmed regi- ments had been detected secreting native weapons in their lines . The 21st Native ...
... remained disarmed and passive , as also at Peshawur , where , however , a more rigid surveillance was necessary , and more than once the disarmed regi- ments had been detected secreting native weapons in their lines . The 21st Native ...
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... remained no more regiments to mutiny ; and if those above attempted to rise and make for Delhi , here was the point from which they could be most easily fidentially to the Brigadier ; he felt that probably the 1858. ] 29 The Poorbeah ...
... remained no more regiments to mutiny ; and if those above attempted to rise and make for Delhi , here was the point from which they could be most easily fidentially to the Brigadier ; he felt that probably the 1858. ] 29 The Poorbeah ...
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... remained there ; and thus about a dozen officers_be- longing to these two corps , the Bri- gadier and his staff , with a few sol- diers left to guard a small number of sick of her Majesty's 52d and artil- lery , who were too ill to be ...
... remained there ; and thus about a dozen officers_be- longing to these two corps , the Bri- gadier and his staff , with a few sol- diers left to guard a small number of sick of her Majesty's 52d and artil- lery , who were too ill to be ...
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... remained the right wing of the 4th Native Infantry at Noorpoor , thirty - four miles off , where also there was a fort , though much smaller and less important than that at Kangra . Having peaceably effected his purpose at Kangra , Ma ...
... remained the right wing of the 4th Native Infantry at Noorpoor , thirty - four miles off , where also there was a fort , though much smaller and less important than that at Kangra . Having peaceably effected his purpose at Kangra , Ma ...
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