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... Battalion - Gentlemen at large - Agreeable Occupation - Steelback - The Slough of Despond- Mistress Casey - Bridget and the Cat - The Holy 9th -Officers of the 7th Garrison Battalion - A true Dis- ciple of the Martinet School- The lucky ...
... Battalion - Gentlemen at large - Agreeable Occupation - Steelback - The Slough of Despond- Mistress Casey - Bridget and the Cat - The Holy 9th -Officers of the 7th Garrison Battalion - A true Dis- ciple of the Martinet School- The lucky ...
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... Battalion , while they were in Ireland , several incidents came within my observation , not by any means unworthy of honourable mention . With the view , therefore , of removing " Oblivion's darkest veil , " from those events , I have ...
... Battalion , while they were in Ireland , several incidents came within my observation , not by any means unworthy of honourable mention . With the view , therefore , of removing " Oblivion's darkest veil , " from those events , I have ...
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... battalion of their own , marching to and fro , with various evolutions , to the sound of flutes and fifes , while they mimicked their older brethren in arms on the other side of the water . made a noise in after times , Many a scion ...
... battalion of their own , marching to and fro , with various evolutions , to the sound of flutes and fifes , while they mimicked their older brethren in arms on the other side of the water . made a noise in after times , Many a scion ...
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... battalion , when they were employed in Spain ; where , being taken prisoner , he was marched to Verdun . The first battalion , after leaving Ireland , went to the East Indies , where they remained for many years ; during which they were ...
... battalion , when they were employed in Spain ; where , being taken prisoner , he was marched to Verdun . The first battalion , after leaving Ireland , went to the East Indies , where they remained for many years ; during which they were ...
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... battalion was stationed in America , where they went through the latter part of the Canadian business , and were distinguished at Niagara . THEATRICALS . The young gentlemen of our establishment were now and then indulged with liberty ...
... battalion was stationed in America , where they went through the latter part of the Canadian business , and were distinguished at Niagara . THEATRICALS . The young gentlemen of our establishment were now and then indulged with liberty ...
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