Blackwood's Magazine, Volumen 189,Número 2William Blackwood, 1911 |
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... half its former strength , in Mexico , where , employed on the lines of com- munications and in the low- lying plain known as the " Terres Chaudes , " it suffered so severely from the deadly climate that of 2000 officers and men landed ...
... half its former strength , in Mexico , where , employed on the lines of com- munications and in the low- lying plain known as the " Terres Chaudes , " it suffered so severely from the deadly climate that of 2000 officers and men landed ...
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... half a company , is a battle - honour of which any regiment might well be proud . 4205 officers and men of the Legion found their graves in Mexico , more than half of them on the battle- field . It was in France itself , in the year of ...
... half a company , is a battle - honour of which any regiment might well be proud . 4205 officers and men of the Legion found their graves in Mexico , more than half of them on the battle- field . It was in France itself , in the year of ...
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... half its original strength , was saved . Madagascar ( 1883 ) and Da- homey ( 1892 ) offered but little chance of fresh glory to the Legion , to whom the elimate proved a foe far more dangerous than the natives ; but in all the fighting ...
... half its original strength , was saved . Madagascar ( 1883 ) and Da- homey ( 1892 ) offered but little chance of fresh glory to the Legion , to whom the elimate proved a foe far more dangerous than the natives ; but in all the fighting ...
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... half an hour of the alarm , whither none know , often not to return for days and weeks . It is on these marches that the soldier's endurance is most sorely tried . Carrying on his back an enormous load , under a burn- ing sun and in ...
... half an hour of the alarm , whither none know , often not to return for days and weeks . It is on these marches that the soldier's endurance is most sorely tried . Carrying on his back an enormous load , under a burn- ing sun and in ...
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... Half the public works in Algeria , in Madagascar , in Indo - China- roads , bridges , fortifications , barracks have been executed by his toil at a cost of little over that of the tools and materials . At five in the afternoon his work ...
... Half the public works in Algeria , in Madagascar , in Indo - China- roads , bridges , fortifications , barracks have been executed by his toil at a cost of little over that of the tools and materials . At five in the afternoon his work ...
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