Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Հատոր 167J. Mason., 1900 |
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Արդյունքներ 55–ի 1-ից 5-ը:
Էջ 124
... regiments in sup- port , under a fierce cross - fire , rushed up this second ridge , and with the assistance of the artillery , urged forward by loud cheers , carried it , the Boers fly- ing in confusion , when a third ridge in rear ...
... regiments in sup- port , under a fierce cross - fire , rushed up this second ridge , and with the assistance of the artillery , urged forward by loud cheers , carried it , the Boers fly- ing in confusion , when a third ridge in rear ...
Էջ 134
... Regimental officers with their men have gone straight on , trusting to the brains they are told are in rear . They have won the day , but they will not win another : they have done what they were told to do by gentlemen who wear caps on ...
... Regimental officers with their men have gone straight on , trusting to the brains they are told are in rear . They have won the day , but they will not win another : they have done what they were told to do by gentlemen who wear caps on ...
Էջ 143
... regiment occupying the rail- way - station and the houses in Colenso near the bridge ; and he was preparing to advance to the ford , when , by some terrible accident or mistake , the whole of the artillery which had been sent back to ...
... regiment occupying the rail- way - station and the houses in Colenso near the bridge ; and he was preparing to advance to the ford , when , by some terrible accident or mistake , the whole of the artillery which had been sent back to ...
Էջ 144
... Regiment in skirmish- ing order and they killed every man ; but they could not shoot , and could not attack troops in close order , so we formed square and they gave in . The Boer can move ten miles to our two ; he is a very good shot ...
... Regiment in skirmish- ing order and they killed every man ; but they could not shoot , and could not attack troops in close order , so we formed square and they gave in . The Boer can move ten miles to our two ; he is a very good shot ...
Էջ 146
... Regiment in reserve . BRITISH POLICY IN SOUTH AFRICA . day's fight the whole scene is before us the stony koppje , the climbing dots of khaki in amongst the stones , the bearded men peering through the cran- nies up above , the puffs of ...
... Regiment in reserve . BRITISH POLICY IN SOUTH AFRICA . day's fight the whole scene is before us the stony koppje , the climbing dots of khaki in amongst the stones , the bearded men peering through the cran- nies up above , the puffs of ...
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