The Invasion of 1910, with a Full Account of the Siege of London, by William Le Queux; Naval Chapters by H.W. Wilson, Introductory Letter by Field-Marshal Earl Roberts ... |
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advance already armoured cruisers arms Army Corps artillery attack barricades battalions batteries battle battleships Beccles boats bombardment bridge Brigade British British line cavalry Chelmsford Colchester command cross crowd damage defence despatch destroyers division east enemy enemy's England everywhere explosion fell fighting fire fleet force German Army German line German ships Goole ground guns Hall hand Hatfield Heath headquarters heavy Hill hour houses hundreds infantry invaders INVASION OF 1910 Kincardineshire Kronhelm landed League of Defenders Lerwick Lord Byfield Lowestoft Maldon miles military morning move night o'clock occupied officers Park populace position proclamation projectiles Purleigh railway Regiment reported rifle river Road Rudesheim Saffron Walden Sawbridgeworth Saxons scene Sheffield shells shot side smoke soldiers soon South London Southminster squadron station steam steamers Street telegraph terrible Thames torpedo town troops turned Uhlans village Volunteers Von Kronhelm Weybourne whole yards