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... Taiping forces , about thirty miles south- west of Shanghai . With no artillery to breach the walls , he counted on surprise to bring him victory . But , as Ward was to recount later , his men , by drinking all night , had raised " such ...
... Taiping forces , about thirty miles south- west of Shanghai . With no artillery to breach the walls , he counted on surprise to bring him victory . But , as Ward was to recount later , his men , by drinking all night , had raised " such ...
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... Taipings , had the Taipings offered them greater benefits . In addition , early missionary accounts of the Taiping's " Christianity , ” had im- pressed most Westerners , and positive reports of their discipline and order ( order being ...
... Taipings , had the Taipings offered them greater benefits . In addition , early missionary accounts of the Taiping's " Christianity , ” had im- pressed most Westerners , and positive reports of their discipline and order ( order being ...
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... Taiping character , from a close observation of three months , I find many promising traits never yet displayed by ... Taiping troops , and on No- vember 27 , 1863 , Gordon was defeated . But the city fell on Decem- ber 5 owing to ...
... Taiping character , from a close observation of three months , I find many promising traits never yet displayed by ... Taiping troops , and on No- vember 27 , 1863 , Gordon was defeated . But the city fell on Decem- ber 5 owing to ...
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To God Through the Stars | 3 |
Bodies or Souls | 34 |
Glorious Days of Looting | 57 |
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