History of the Corps of Royal Engineers, Volumen2Longmans, Green, 1889 |
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... called on for a tender for the laying and maintenance of the line . This would have amounted to £ 72,000 , being fixed at the rate of £ 6,000 a mile . The actual cost only reached £ 6,000 . 3rd . Roads . - This was the most important ...
... called on for a tender for the laying and maintenance of the line . This would have amounted to £ 72,000 , being fixed at the rate of £ 6,000 a mile . The actual cost only reached £ 6,000 . 3rd . Roads . - This was the most important ...
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... called Selassee , being the highest . Between Selassee and Magdala , there was a plateau on a lower level called Islamgee . The third spur on the near side of Selassee was called Fahla . The difference of level between Selassee and ...
... called Selassee , being the highest . Between Selassee and Magdala , there was a plateau on a lower level called Islamgee . The third spur on the near side of Selassee was called Fahla . The difference of level between Selassee and ...
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... called on to fight against obstacles of no common character , and in each it was evident that as soon as the troops could be brought into contact with the enemy the war would be over . In the case of the Ashanti war the difficulties ...
... called on to fight against obstacles of no common character , and in each it was evident that as soon as the troops could be brought into contact with the enemy the war would be over . In the case of the Ashanti war the difficulties ...
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... called Fort Cambridge , an irregular polygon of some 200 feet by about 120 feet , surrounded by a stockade of bamboo , beyond which was a small ditch some five feet deep , well fraised on the escarp . At one side was an anthill , which ...
... called Fort Cambridge , an irregular polygon of some 200 feet by about 120 feet , surrounded by a stockade of bamboo , beyond which was a small ditch some five feet deep , well fraised on the escarp . At one side was an anthill , which ...
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... called at daybreak , and were usually ready about half an hour after ; each sapper collected his party , and saw that they were supplied with tools . The labourers were extended along the road by an officer , who pointed out what was to ...
... called at daybreak , and were usually ready about half an hour after ; each sapper collected his party , and saw that they were supplied with tools . The labourers were extended along the road by an officer , who pointed out what was to ...
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