General Lord Wolseley: (of Cairo). A MemoirR. Bentley, 1883 - 482 pages |
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... honour ) , has been silent under the unanimity with which foreign as well as home critics have lauded the originality of his plans for the con- quest of Egypt , and the boldness and promptitude with which he put them into execution ...
... honour ) , has been silent under the unanimity with which foreign as well as home critics have lauded the originality of his plans for the con- quest of Egypt , and the boldness and promptitude with which he put them into execution ...
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... honour of its country , without any regard to aristocratic connections or political claims , would feel bound to select the Commander of an army , in the PARENTAGE AND FAMILY . 3 event of political complications embroiling LIFE OF LORD ...
... honour of its country , without any regard to aristocratic connections or political claims , would feel bound to select the Commander of an army , in the PARENTAGE AND FAMILY . 3 event of political complications embroiling LIFE OF LORD ...
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... honour of leading the stormers , young Allen Johnson of the 4th Sikhs . He himself being well in advance of his men , had reached within twenty yards of the breastwork , when , suddenly , the earth gave way under him , and he found ...
... honour of leading the stormers , young Allen Johnson of the 4th Sikhs . He himself being well in advance of his men , had reached within twenty yards of the breastwork , when , suddenly , the earth gave way under him , and he found ...
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... honours were borne off by Lieutenant Taylor , who fell a sacrifice to his gallantry , and Ensign Wolseley , who nearly ... honour of being first . in the enemy's works , they were both shot down , and , strange to say , were wounded ...
... honours were borne off by Lieutenant Taylor , who fell a sacrifice to his gallantry , and Ensign Wolseley , who nearly ... honour of being first . in the enemy's works , they were both shot down , and , strange to say , were wounded ...
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... round shot , though he did not report himself as wounded , it This gallant young officer was killed by a rifle bullet , on the 18th of June , in the assault on the Redan . being a point of honour among the Engineers not to 3-2.
... round shot , though he did not report himself as wounded , it This gallant young officer was killed by a rifle bullet , on the 18th of June , in the assault on the Redan . being a point of honour among the Engineers not to 3-2.
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Page 152 - Her majesty's government, therefore, trust that when this matter shall have been brought under the consideration of the government of the United States that government will, of its own accord, offer to the British government such redress as alone could satisfy the British nation, namely, the liberation of the four gentlemen and their delivery to your lordship, in order that they may again be placed under British protection, and a suitable apology for the aggression which has been committed.
Page 258 - He had a fever when he was in Spain, And when the fit was on him, I did mark How he did shake; 'tis true, this god did shake...
Page 237 - A scholard, when just from his college broke loose, Can hardly tell how to cry bo to a goose; Your Noveds, and Bluturks, and Omurs,9 and stuff By G — , they don't signify this pinch of snuff. To give a young gentleman right education, The army's the only good school in the nation...
Page 428 - Ye stars! which are the poetry of heaven If in your bright leaves we would read the fate Of men and empires,— 'tis to be forgiven, That in our aspirations to be great, Our destinies o'erleap their mortal state, And claim a kindred with you; for ye are A beauty and a mystery, and create In us such love and reverence from afar, That fortune, fame, power, life, have named themselves a star.
Page 153 - The four persons in question are now held in military custody at Fort Warren, in the State of Massachusetts. They will be cheerfully liberated. Your lordship will please indicate a time and place for receiving them.
Page 425 - All heaven and earth are still — though not in sleep, But breathless, as we grow when feeling most ; And silent, as we stand in thoughts too deep...
Page 237 - G — , they don't signify this pinch of snuff. To give a young gentleman right education, The army's the only good school in the nation : My schoolmaster call'd me a dunce and a fool, But at cuffs I was always the cock of the school ; I never could take to my book for the blood o' me, And the puppy confess'd he expected no good o
Page 172 - ... but, as no liberties are allowed to be taken with personal property in Lee's army, he is particular in setting a good example himself. His staff are crowded together, two or three in a tent; none are allowed to carry more baggage than a small box each, and his own kit is but very little larger.
Page 172 - Lee's headquarters consisted of about seven or eight pole tents, pitched with their backs to a stake fence, upon a piece of ground so rocky that it was unpleasant to ride over it— its only recommendation being a little stream of good water which flowed close by the General's tent. In front of the tents were some three or four wheeled waggons, drawn up without any regularity, and a number of horses roamed loose about the field.
Page 83 - On the next day, communications were opened to the left rear of the barracks to the canal, after overcoming considerable difficulty. Captain Peel kept up a steady cannonade on the building called the mess-house. This building, of considerable size, was defended by a ditch about twelve feet broad and scarped with masonry, and beyond that a loopholed mud wall. I determined to use the guns as much as possible in taking it.