Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Հատոր 167J. Mason., 1900 |
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Էջ 131
... shells . Lord Methuen was now in a critical position ; his small force was alone in the sandy waste , a rapidly increasing Boer army in front , through which he must force his way before Kim- berley could be relieved in his rear was a ...
... shells . Lord Methuen was now in a critical position ; his small force was alone in the sandy waste , a rapidly increasing Boer army in front , through which he must force his way before Kim- berley could be relieved in his rear was a ...
Էջ 132
... shell the Boer position at a range of 7000 yards to ascertain its effect and to make the enemy disclose their dispositions , the shells charged with lyddite bursting among them and throwing up clouds of dust extending 200 or 300 yards ...
... shell the Boer position at a range of 7000 yards to ascertain its effect and to make the enemy disclose their dispositions , the shells charged with lyddite bursting among them and throwing up clouds of dust extending 200 or 300 yards ...
Էջ 134
... shells have kept the trenches clear till they were masked by the close advance of the Highlanders , when it would have been only a question which would have been in them first , the bayonet or the Boer ? The tailors have invented a cap ...
... shells have kept the trenches clear till they were masked by the close advance of the Highlanders , when it would have been only a question which would have been in them first , the bayonet or the Boer ? The tailors have invented a cap ...
Էջ 135
... shell them into submission . " Trenches had been dug and pushed so close that the garrison could see the bandoliers across the coats of the Boers ; but with all this cheery and gallant talk to us on the outside , we hear that on ...
... shell them into submission . " Trenches had been dug and pushed so close that the garrison could see the bandoliers across the coats of the Boers ; but with all this cheery and gallant talk to us on the outside , we hear that on ...
Էջ 136
ation is daily becoming more serious : the shell - fire , it is true , had done comparatively little damage , but there is no doubt that as the Boers continue to sap and approach by parallels , their shells and rifle bullets will render ...
ation is daily becoming more serious : the shell - fire , it is true , had done comparatively little damage , but there is no doubt that as the Boers continue to sap and approach by parallels , their shells and rifle bullets will render ...
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