Colburn's United Service Magazine and Naval and Military JournalH. Colburn, 1866 |
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... prisoners and twenty guns . When the enemy retires , preserving a certain degree of order , and his corps are united , without exposing their flanks to partial attacks , the pursuit is operated by the entire army en masse . But then we ...
... prisoners and twenty guns . When the enemy retires , preserving a certain degree of order , and his corps are united , without exposing their flanks to partial attacks , the pursuit is operated by the entire army en masse . But then we ...
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... prisoners , and above twelve thousand dead were the price at which the passage was purchased . Napoleon's moral courage and transcendant genius had never been more strikingly displayed ; he had extricated himself with glory from a ...
... prisoners , and above twelve thousand dead were the price at which the passage was purchased . Napoleon's moral courage and transcendant genius had never been more strikingly displayed ; he had extricated himself with glory from a ...
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... prisoners at every step , Soult continued rapidly to advance , and planted his victorious standards around the walls of Magdeburg . Prince Eugene , of Würtemberg , who commanded the Prussian Reserve , fourteen thousand strong , stunned ...
... prisoners at every step , Soult continued rapidly to advance , and planted his victorious standards around the walls of Magdeburg . Prince Eugene , of Würtemberg , who commanded the Prussian Reserve , fourteen thousand strong , stunned ...
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... prisoners . He therefore gave orders to leave the entrance to the place open ; and in order to expedite his plan , he dispersed his cavalry in all directions to drive the stragglers into that devoted fortress . This work was consigned ...
... prisoners . He therefore gave orders to leave the entrance to the place open ; and in order to expedite his plan , he dispersed his cavalry in all directions to drive the stragglers into that devoted fortress . This work was consigned ...
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... prisoners of war , together with their general and including the flower of the Prussian Army , the Guards , six chosen regiments of cavalry , forty standards , and fifty pieces of field artillery . In consequence of these and other ...
... prisoners of war , together with their general and including the flower of the Prussian Army , the Guards , six chosen regiments of cavalry , forty standards , and fifty pieces of field artillery . In consequence of these and other ...
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Страница 52 - And it shall be, if the wicked man be worthy to be beaten, that the judge shall cause him to lie down, and to be beaten before his face, according to his fault, by a certain number. 3 Forty stripes he may give him, and not exceed: lest, if he should exceed, and beat him above these with many stripes, then thy brother should seem vile unto thee.
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Страница 7 - Memoirs of the Life and gallant Exploits of the Old Highlander Sergeant Donald Macleod, who Having returned wounded with the Corpse of General Wolfe from Quebec was admitted an out pensioner of Chelsea Hospital in 1759, and is now in the 103d year of his age.
Страница 148 - The Queen has been graciously pleased to signify her intention to confer the decoration of the Victoria Cross...
Страница 50 - Sentence be not increased by any such Modification: (2) Judgment of Death shall not be passed on any Prisoner unless Four at least of the Officers present at the Court-martial, where the Number does not exceed Five, and in other Cases a Majority of not less than Two Thirds of the Officers present, concur in the Sentence...
Страница 46 - Every person subject to this Act who shall absent himself from his ship, or from the place where his duty requires him to be, with an intention of not returning to such ship or place, or who shall at any time and under any circumstances, when absent from his ship or place of duty, do any act which shows that he has an intention of not returning to such ship or place, shall be deemed to have deserted, and shall be punished...
Страница 10 - London, never failed to draw after him a great crowd of boys, and other young people, who constantly attended at his lodgings, and followed him with huzzas, as he went to court, or returned from it. AS he was a man of humour, he would always thank them for their civilities...
Страница 49 - If he shall be guilty of robbery or theft he shall suffer penal servitude or such other punishment as is herein-after mentioned : If he shall be guilty of any other criminal offence which if committed in England would be punishable by the law of England, he shall, whether the offence be or be not committed in England, be punished either in pursuance of the first part of this Act as...
Страница 387 - On the other hand, when the labourer earns by his work less than is required to provide the amount of food which is indispensable in order to restore fully his working power, an unyielding, inexorable law or necessity compels him to have recourse to spirits.