Reminiscences of Syria and the Hold Land, Том 2Parry, Blenkarn, 1847 |
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... reconnoissance we made on the occasion : - " 15th November . “ Here we are , safely returned ; and I will endeavour to give you some account of our proceedings . " The party , consisting of Colonel Bridge- man ( 2 A RECONNOISSANCE.
... reconnoissance we made on the occasion : - " 15th November . “ Here we are , safely returned ; and I will endeavour to give you some account of our proceedings . " The party , consisting of Colonel Bridge- man ( 2 A RECONNOISSANCE.
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... give some vent to his angry feelings , of making almost daily expeditions into the neighbour- ing hills , when every thing was put to fire and sword , and he used , on his return to head - quarters , to enumerate , with exultation , the ...
... give some vent to his angry feelings , of making almost daily expeditions into the neighbour- ing hills , when every thing was put to fire and sword , and he used , on his return to head - quarters , to enumerate , with exultation , the ...
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... give way to their love of the chase , allowing thus at the same time so great an increase of these enemies to their harvests . My mountain cavalry , glad of being on level ground , and having an opportunity of displaying their ...
... give way to their love of the chase , allowing thus at the same time so great an increase of these enemies to their harvests . My mountain cavalry , glad of being on level ground , and having an opportunity of displaying their ...
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... give up his charge ; we thus at last succeeded in reaching the highest oppo- site point of the mountain , where it opens on a view of the rich plain of Damascus , to which the road descends by a zigzag path of the most difficult and ...
... give up his charge ; we thus at last succeeded in reaching the highest oppo- site point of the mountain , where it opens on a view of the rich plain of Damascus , to which the road descends by a zigzag path of the most difficult and ...
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... give us some useful information ; and only run for it in case of their being too strong . With this intention , after placing my troop under cover of some rocks , with a bit of level ground in front , I again put them under the charge ...
... give us some useful information ; and only run for it in case of their being too strong . With this intention , after placing my troop under cover of some rocks , with a bit of level ground in front , I again put them under the charge ...
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Acre Adjelloun amongst ancient Anti-Libanus appeared Arab army arrived Bedouin beheld Beyrout Captain Laué cavalry chap chapel Christian church Colonel Bridgeman command Commodore Napier's convent Count Szechenyi couple Damascus Dead Sea desert Egypt Egyptian Emir Beschir enemy entered escort feet force former friars Gaza Giorgio Godfrey of Bouillon hills Holy Sepulchre horse Ibrahim Pasha Jaffa Jennin Jerusalem Jews Jochmus Jordan Josephus Kings land latter leaving Mahomedans Mehemet Mehemet Ali Michell miles morning Mount Gerizim mountain Napier Naplouse Nazareth night officer Omar Pasha party pass pilgrims plains of Esdraëlon plains of Sharon present Prince quarters Ramlah reached remains Reschid Pasha retreat road rock ruins Saviour Sheikh shewed side Sir Robert Stopford Sir Sydney Smith soldier soon spot stone Syria tion tomb took town traveller tribes troops Turkish Turks valley village walls whilst wild Zachlé
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