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... actually encountered . I shall now conclude this part of my subject with some general observations . With the exception of the first American war , and the earlier campaigns of that with revolutionary France , the British army has for ...
... actually encountered . I shall now conclude this part of my subject with some general observations . With the exception of the first American war , and the earlier campaigns of that with revolutionary France , the British army has for ...
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... actually engaged he is ardent , often even to a fault ; for like the Swiss he is prone to war , delighting in its adventure , and unlike the English has often sought the gratification in foreign mercenary service . At all other times he ...
... actually engaged he is ardent , often even to a fault ; for like the Swiss he is prone to war , delighting in its adventure , and unlike the English has often sought the gratification in foreign mercenary service . At all other times he ...
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... actually engaged . This must be submitted to ; the safety of the country requires it . In peace there can be no difficulty in establishing at any , or all our colonies , annual reliefs for discharged men . The tenacity with which men ...
... actually engaged . This must be submitted to ; the safety of the country requires it . In peace there can be no difficulty in establishing at any , or all our colonies , annual reliefs for discharged men . The tenacity with which men ...
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... actually cruel , becomes doubly terrible when the effect is immediate , for the old maxim of bis dat qui cito dat is still more applicable to punishments than to rewards . When I was surgeon of the 67th Regiment , in the St. Domingo war ...
... actually cruel , becomes doubly terrible when the effect is immediate , for the old maxim of bis dat qui cito dat is still more applicable to punishments than to rewards . When I was surgeon of the 67th Regiment , in the St. Domingo war ...
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... actually a high qualification - bulk , implying difficulty of cover , the reverse . No man , provided he can run and carry his arms , can be too small for rifle practice . The best of the Highland marksmen are small , actually dwarfish ...
... actually a high qualification - bulk , implying difficulty of cover , the reverse . No man , provided he can run and carry his arms , can be too small for rifle practice . The best of the Highland marksmen are small , actually dwarfish ...
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