Personal and Military History of Philip Kearny, Major-general United States Volunteers ...Rice and Gage, 1869 - 516 стор. |
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... NAPOLEON at St. Helena . ( New York : Harper Bros. , 1863 ) ; - CHARLOTTE , Colonel CHILD , British Army . Their brother was Colonel SIR WILLIAM HOWE DE LANCEY , " the excellent Quarter - Master - General , " on the staff of WELLINGTON ...
... NAPOLEON at St. Helena . ( New York : Harper Bros. , 1863 ) ; - CHARLOTTE , Colonel CHILD , British Army . Their brother was Colonel SIR WILLIAM HOWE DE LANCEY , " the excellent Quarter - Master - General , " on the staff of WELLINGTON ...
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... NAPOLEON , that it was as useless for them as for him to attempt the empire of the sea . KEARNY CON- tinued to enjoy this amusement even while he was in college , and perhaps still longer . When he began to go into society , he took so ...
... NAPOLEON , that it was as useless for them as for him to attempt the empire of the sea . KEARNY CON- tinued to enjoy this amusement even while he was in college , and perhaps still longer . When he began to go into society , he took so ...
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... NAPOLEON . But this never can be the case with a line or field officer . Let us see what one of his comrades says of KEARNY at that time : " I recollect him only as an active , energetic subaltern of cavalry , discharging efficiently ...
... NAPOLEON . But this never can be the case with a line or field officer . Let us see what one of his comrades says of KEARNY at that time : " I recollect him only as an active , energetic subaltern of cavalry , discharging efficiently ...
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... NAPOLEON . That it must have cost a very large sum , is certain , from the horror- stricken expression of KEARNY's agent , when called upon to remit the necessary moneys . He threw up his hands , as if the young repre- sentative of ...
... NAPOLEON . That it must have cost a very large sum , is certain , from the horror- stricken expression of KEARNY's agent , when called upon to remit the necessary moneys . He threw up his hands , as if the young repre- sentative of ...
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... NAPOLEON . present French ruler seems never to have forgotten a remark made by FREDERICK THE GREAT : " That if he were King of France , not a shot would be fired in Europe without his permission . " It is a very hard school ; it forged ...
... NAPOLEON . present French ruler seems never to have forgotten a remark made by FREDERICK THE GREAT : " That if he were King of France , not a shot would be fired in Europe without his permission . " It is a very hard school ; it forged ...
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ABD-EL-KADER admiration advance Algiers arms army Army of Virginia arrived artillery attack Austrians batteries battle battle of Williamsburg BIRNEY BLUCHER brave Brevet brigade Brigadier-General Bull Run camp campaign Captain cavalry Centreville Chantilly charge Colonel column command Company death division Dragoons DUKE DUKE OF ORLEANS enemy enemy's engaged Fair Oaks Fairfax Court House fell field fight fire flank force forward fought French front gallant glorious ground Harrison's Landing headquarters HEINTZELMAN hero honor HOOKER horse hundred infantry Jersey KEARNY's killed letter Lieutenant loss Major-General Manassas MCCLELLAN ment Mexican Mexico miles military morning mountains NAPOLEON never night officers passed patriotic PHIL PHILIP KEARNY POPE position Potomac rear rebel received regiment remarked retreat Richmond river road Saumur says sent soldier STEPHEN WATTS KEARNY STONEWALL JACKSON success sword thousand tion troops victory Washington WATTS Williamsburg wounded writer York Volunteers
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Сторінка 136 - Forward, the Light Brigade ! Charge for the guns ! " he said : Into the valley of Death Rode the six hundred. " Forward, the Light Brigade...
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Сторінка 255 - Cannon to right of them, Cannon to left of them, . Cannon behind them, Volleyed and thundered. Stormed at with shot and shell, While horse and hero fell, They that had fought so well Came through the jaws of Death Back from the mouth of Hell, All that was left of them, Left of Six Hundred.
Сторінка 191 - When you shall these unlucky deeds relate, Speak of me as I am; nothing extenuate, Nor set down aught in malice: then must you speak Of one that...
Сторінка 136 - Then they rode back, but not, Not the six hundred. Cannon to right of them, Cannon to left of them, Cannon behind them...
Сторінка 428 - Yet, Freedom ! yet thy banner, torn, but flying, Streams like the thunder-storm against the wind ; Thy trumpet voice, though broken now and dying, The loudest still the tempest leaves behind...
Сторінка 386 - I am clear that one of two courses should be adopted : first, to concentrate all our available forces to open communication with Pope ; second, to leave Pope to get out of his scrape, and at once use all our means to make the capital perfectly safe.
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