United Service Magazine and Naval Military Journal, Част 2H. Colburn, 1842 |
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... Army . Nos . I. , II . 346 361 · 369 381 441 , 443 Naval Retirement The Artilleryman's Réveillée . Stanzas The Sieges of Borstall . A Tale of the Civil War 449 · 463 464 · On Desertion in Canada . By Sir J. E. Alexander , K.L.S. , 14th ...
... Army . Nos . I. , II . 346 361 · 369 381 441 , 443 Naval Retirement The Artilleryman's Réveillée . Stanzas The Sieges of Borstall . A Tale of the Civil War 449 · 463 464 · On Desertion in Canada . By Sir J. E. Alexander , K.L.S. , 14th ...
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... army was originally destined to raise the siege of Heraut , neither can I but suppose that the Indian Government was fully impressed with a belief in the profound importance of possessing that portion of the Affghaun territory if it ...
... army was originally destined to raise the siege of Heraut , neither can I but suppose that the Indian Government was fully impressed with a belief in the profound importance of possessing that portion of the Affghaun territory if it ...
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... Army ; and as it was found that the officers of the Army , whilst serving , did not subscribe to any widows ' fund , but received that which their widows might be entitled to from the public , that for the purpose of assimilating the ...
... Army ; and as it was found that the officers of the Army , whilst serving , did not subscribe to any widows ' fund , but received that which their widows might be entitled to from the public , that for the purpose of assimilating the ...
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... Army , who do not purchase their commissions , never subscribe a fraction for a pension to their widows , nor undergo one day's probation to entitle them to it . In the instance of the pensions of officers ' widows being stopped on ...
... Army , who do not purchase their commissions , never subscribe a fraction for a pension to their widows , nor undergo one day's probation to entitle them to it . In the instance of the pensions of officers ' widows being stopped on ...
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... Army did not contribute to any fund of that description , it was recommended by a Board assembled , to assimilate the allowances of the two Services , but the contri- bution from the officers of the Navy should be done away with to ...
... Army did not contribute to any fund of that description , it was recommended by a Board assembled , to assimilate the allowances of the two Services , but the contri- bution from the officers of the Navy should be done away with to ...
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