The Calcutta Review, Volumes 64-65University of Calcutta, 1877 |
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Page 237
... position was covered by a stone wall , carefully loop - holed , and flanked on both sides by a strong natural defence . Each of these flanks was again covered by three six - pounders . This position had been occupied by St. Michiel ...
... position was covered by a stone wall , carefully loop - holed , and flanked on both sides by a strong natural defence . Each of these flanks was again covered by three six - pounders . This position had been occupied by St. Michiel ...
Page 240
... position just above the town . He had with him only 350 bayonets , all Europeans , but with these he kept the enemy anxious and occupied until darkness fell . He then retreated to a secure position a little in the rear which cut the ...
... position just above the town . He had with him only 350 bayonets , all Europeans , but with these he kept the enemy anxious and occupied until darkness fell . He then retreated to a secure position a little in the rear which cut the ...
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... position that he would have to employ all his resources . Yet his own position was not without some considerable countervailing advantages . His men were covered by tangled forests impervious to cavalry . His attack might fail , yet his ...
... position that he would have to employ all his resources . Yet his own position was not without some considerable countervailing advantages . His men were covered by tangled forests impervious to cavalry . His attack might fail , yet his ...
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