A Voice from Within the Walls of Sebastopol: A Narrative of the Campaign in the Crimea, and of the Events of the SiegeJohn Murray, 1856 - 252 Seiten |
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... began to rejoice , saying that our ships had taken those of the enemy , which they were towing into the harbour ; but as they approached we found the reverse to be the true state of the case , as evi- dently the vessels that left ...
... began to rejoice , saying that our ships had taken those of the enemy , which they were towing into the harbour ; but as they approached we found the reverse to be the true state of the case , as evi- dently the vessels that left ...
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... began to speculate that such a fleet must have brought at least eighty thousand men , and were not quite so sure of victory as they were two days before . But as it was necessary to keep up the spirits of the men , some of the officers ...
... began to speculate that such a fleet must have brought at least eighty thousand men , and were not quite so sure of victory as they were two days before . But as it was necessary to keep up the spirits of the men , some of the officers ...
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... began to move on with all possible caution , so that the enemy might not remark our approach , as I wished to fulfil my orders and take them all alive . We moved on for another thousand yards , when I resolved to call a council of war ...
... began to move on with all possible caution , so that the enemy might not remark our approach , as I wished to fulfil my orders and take them all alive . We moved on for another thousand yards , when I resolved to call a council of war ...
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... began to descend the slope towards the village , crawling on our bellies , and I must confess that I felt a strange sensation of cold ; my heart beat faster at the thought that in a few minutes we should be engaged in a mortal struggle ...
... began to descend the slope towards the village , crawling on our bellies , and I must confess that I felt a strange sensation of cold ; my heart beat faster at the thought that in a few minutes we should be engaged in a mortal struggle ...
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... began to feel tired , for we had done 5 miles in 1 back to our bivouac at 11 P.M. hours . We got I went to report our adventures to the Colonel , who sent me to General Kiriakoff , whom I could not see , as he was with Prince ...
... began to feel tired , for we had done 5 miles in 1 back to our bivouac at 11 P.M. hours . We got I went to report our adventures to the Colonel , who sent me to General Kiriakoff , whom I could not see , as he was with Prince ...
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