History of the Corps of Royal Engineers, Volumen2Longmans, Green, 1889 |
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... proved most annoying ; for the disembarkation of the plant just kept pace with the requirements of the works , and the line was fed from hand to mouth throughout . Consequently there was no time for sorting and stacking . The Kurrachee ...
... proved most annoying ; for the disembarkation of the plant just kept pace with the requirements of the works , and the line was fed from hand to mouth throughout . Consequently there was no time for sorting and stacking . The Kurrachee ...
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... proved very formid- able to an enemy armed only with spears , or even muskets . It was doubtless against such that they had been designed . As soon as the force had reached the plateau of Affigi , the Abyssinians who had been encamped ...
... proved very formid- able to an enemy armed only with spears , or even muskets . It was doubtless against such that they had been designed . As soon as the force had reached the plateau of Affigi , the Abyssinians who had been encamped ...
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... prove the fallacy of the notion . The difficulties attending the operations were probably more considerable than would be ... proved as satisfactory as in the case of the Abyssinian campaign . The peerage earned by Lord Napier of Magdala ...
... prove the fallacy of the notion . The difficulties attending the operations were probably more considerable than would be ... proved as satisfactory as in the case of the Abyssinian campaign . The peerage earned by Lord Napier of Magdala ...
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... proved himself a most valuable man . He seemed to have an influence over the native workmen very difficult to obtain , and he showed great skill and tact in the selection of those he engaged . The consequence was , that whilst ...
... proved himself a most valuable man . He seemed to have an influence over the native workmen very difficult to obtain , and he showed great skill and tact in the selection of those he engaged . The consequence was , that whilst ...
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... proved a somewhat inferior road , and left much to be desired . Some idea may be formed of the work that had to be done in the swamps from the following extract : - " Every tree that was cut down was so intertwined with creepers that ...
... proved a somewhat inferior road , and left much to be desired . Some idea may be formed of the work that had to be done in the swamps from the following extract : - " Every tree that was cut down was so intertwined with creepers that ...
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