Blackwood's Magazine, Volume 186William Blackwood, 1909 - England |
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... Horse , to which his brother Crawford had already been at- tached , and he quickly showed his peculiar aptitude for the work of a cavalry leader . In August , 1842 , Nott's force marched for Kabul , and after a series of minor ...
... Horse , to which his brother Crawford had already been at- tached , and he quickly showed his peculiar aptitude for the work of a cavalry leader . In August , 1842 , Nott's force marched for Kabul , and after a series of minor ...
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... horse , and then stabbed him in the thigh . They both rolled off the horse , and to stab him in the stomach with his when on the ground the man tried dagger . My uncle flung his arms round him , and then seized the Afghan's biceps with ...
... horse , and then stabbed him in the thigh . They both rolled off the horse , and to stab him in the stomach with his when on the ground the man tried dagger . My uncle flung his arms round him , and then seized the Afghan's biceps with ...
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... horse was not to be found . In this dilemma , notwithstanding his wound and weakness , he did not hesitate to mount the first spare troop - horse that could be procured , which by ill - luck happened to be a determined runaway , and had ...
... horse was not to be found . In this dilemma , notwithstanding his wound and weakness , he did not hesitate to mount the first spare troop - horse that could be procured , which by ill - luck happened to be a determined runaway , and had ...
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... Horse Guards or at the India Office , and if I had I really should feel ashamed to have to urge it in such a cause on be- half of my brother , and were he to know that he had only obtained the distinction through such means , I feel ...
... Horse Guards or at the India Office , and if I had I really should feel ashamed to have to urge it in such a cause on be- half of my brother , and were he to know that he had only obtained the distinction through such means , I feel ...
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... horse- sense by our American cousins . After the talk had been led round to national defence , and to our inadequate preparations and the conse- quent danger of attack from our powerful neighbours on the Continent , my companion ...
... horse- sense by our American cousins . After the talk had been led round to national defence , and to our inadequate preparations and the conse- quent danger of attack from our powerful neighbours on the Continent , my companion ...
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