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To the glamour of his military record was added his renown as an all - round sportsman . A great amateur rider , he had captained the Irish Guards at polo , and he could play almost any game with natural skill .
To the glamour of his military record was added his renown as an all - round sportsman . A great amateur rider , he had captained the Irish Guards at polo , and he could play almost any game with natural skill .
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While we may sigh for those conditions which allowed political and military responsibilities to be united in one man - the Indian Civil Servant who led an army , or the soldier who administered a province - all this is in the past .
While we may sigh for those conditions which allowed political and military responsibilities to be united in one man - the Indian Civil Servant who led an army , or the soldier who administered a province - all this is in the past .
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But the moment was fleeting , and political timidity rapidly brought about both military and political humiliation . These may be extreme examplesone of military impracticability , the other of political jibbing .
But the moment was fleeting , and political timidity rapidly brought about both military and political humiliation . These may be extreme examplesone of military impracticability , the other of political jibbing .
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