The Monthly ReviewHurst, Robinson, 1827 |
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... British arms in the days of our highest glory - it was found possible to assemble before the place no more than two battalions of British infantry . To these were joined , indeed , a Sepoy force of many thousand men ; but , in the ...
... British arms in the days of our highest glory - it was found possible to assemble before the place no more than two battalions of British infantry . To these were joined , indeed , a Sepoy force of many thousand men ; but , in the ...
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... British position . It is needless to say that they were totally defeated . From this epoch , the Burmese leaders , convinced of the hope- lessness of coping with the invaders in the field , reverted for some time to their much more ...
... British position . It is needless to say that they were totally defeated . From this epoch , the Burmese leaders , convinced of the hope- lessness of coping with the invaders in the field , reverted for some time to their much more ...
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... British army , though composed of better men , was worse officered than any other army , inasmuch as the ladder of promotion was purchase and favour ; but that the British navy was better officered than any navy , because there merit ...
... British army , though composed of better men , was worse officered than any other army , inasmuch as the ladder of promotion was purchase and favour ; but that the British navy was better officered than any navy , because there merit ...
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The Foreign Policy of Great BritainInvasion of Portugal | 1 |
Niebuhrs Roman History translated by F A Walter | 6 |
CrockfordHouse a Rhapsody in two Cantos | 60 |
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