History of the Corps of Royal Engineers, Volumen2Longmans, Green, 1889 |
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... Attack on the Sappers under Moody at Koonap Hill - Zulu Cam- paign - Composition of the Columns of Attack - The Isandlwana Disaster -Death of Colonel Durnford - Defence of Rorke's Drift - Advance of Pearson's Column on Ekowe - Wynne's ...
... Attack on the Sappers under Moody at Koonap Hill - Zulu Cam- paign - Composition of the Columns of Attack - The Isandlwana Disaster -Death of Colonel Durnford - Defence of Rorke's Drift - Advance of Pearson's Column on Ekowe - Wynne's ...
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... Attack of the Abyssinians - Their Defeat - Subsequent Negotiations - Assault Ordered -- Capture of the Place - The Return - Death of Lieutenant Morgan . THE Abyssinian Expedition of 1868 was essentially an Engineer's war . Its object ...
... Attack of the Abyssinians - Their Defeat - Subsequent Negotiations - Assault Ordered -- Capture of the Place - The Return - Death of Lieutenant Morgan . THE Abyssinian Expedition of 1868 was essentially an Engineer's war . Its object ...
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... attack , our army had to traverse a precipitous ravine , at the bottom of which was a river of great depth . A small armed party , accompanied by armed Royal Engineer signallers , were sent into the ravine , with orders to discover if ...
... attack , our army had to traverse a precipitous ravine , at the bottom of which was a river of great depth . A small armed party , accompanied by armed Royal Engineer signallers , were sent into the ravine , with orders to discover if ...
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... attack in two bodies . One of these came into contact with the 4th King's Own Regiment , which was supported by the fire of the rockets of the Naval Brigade , the other was met by the 23rd Punjab Pioneers and a battery of mountain guns ...
... attack in two bodies . One of these came into contact with the 4th King's Own Regiment , which was supported by the fire of the rockets of the Naval Brigade , the other was met by the 23rd Punjab Pioneers and a battery of mountain guns ...
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... attack , but that he could not get them to face their enemy again , and that he attributed his defeat to the superior discipline of the soldiers brought against them . So ended the war ; the prisoners were rescued ; on April 17th ...
... attack , but that he could not get them to face their enemy again , and that he attributed his defeat to the superior discipline of the soldiers brought against them . So ended the war ; the prisoners were rescued ; on April 17th ...
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