Memoirs of the Extraordinary Military Career of John Shipp: Late a Lieutenant in His Majesty's 87th Regiment, Volym 3Hurst, Chance, and Company, 1830 |
Från bokens innehåll
Resultat 1-5 av 44
Sida 1
... soon became so sickly , and died so fast , that we were obliged to dismantle the place , and leave it to the ravages of time . The poor Keeledar only was detained , and VOL . III . B held responsible for the rebellion of his garrison ...
... soon became so sickly , and died so fast , that we were obliged to dismantle the place , and leave it to the ravages of time . The poor Keeledar only was detained , and VOL . III . B held responsible for the rebellion of his garrison ...
Sida 9
... soon discovered the fallacious light to be nothing more than the ignis fatuus on its midnight rambles . Shortly afterwards we came to a small village , consisting of about twenty B 5 MEMOIRS OF JOHN SHIPP . 9 silvery bright, and it was ...
... soon discovered the fallacious light to be nothing more than the ignis fatuus on its midnight rambles . Shortly afterwards we came to a small village , consisting of about twenty B 5 MEMOIRS OF JOHN SHIPP . 9 silvery bright, and it was ...
Sida 10
... soon sank to sleep . My favourite mare had a blanket , which I would not deprive her of , as she would not drink brandy . Her portion of biscuit she had . When I awoke , what was my astonishment to see my groom wrapped up in my mare's ...
... soon sank to sleep . My favourite mare had a blanket , which I would not deprive her of , as she would not drink brandy . Her portion of biscuit she had . When I awoke , what was my astonishment to see my groom wrapped up in my mare's ...
Sida 11
... Soon after daybreak we again got on our way , but found that we were a much greater distance from the fort than we had been led by our spies to suppose . We now marched in full preparation to meet the enemy , assured that they would not ...
... Soon after daybreak we again got on our way , but found that we were a much greater distance from the fort than we had been led by our spies to suppose . We now marched in full preparation to meet the enemy , assured that they would not ...
Sida 16
... soon , however , as the garrison saw the de- tachment ( a mere handful of men ) under the Major , within gun - shot of the fort , they fired on the party , who were , of course , obliged to make a precipitate retreat . Before this ...
... soon , however , as the garrison saw the de- tachment ( a mere handful of men ) under the Major , within gun - shot of the fort , they fired on the party , who were , of course , obliged to make a precipitate retreat . Before this ...
Andra upplagor - Visa alla
Memoirs of the Extraordinary Military Career of John Shipp: Late a ..., Volym 3 John Shipp Obegränsad förhandsgranskning - 1829 |
Memoirs of the Extraordinary Military Career of John Shipp, Late a ..., Volym 3 John Shipp Ingen förhandsgranskning - 2016 |
Memoirs of the Extraordinary Military Career of John Shipp Late a Lieut. in ... Shipp John Ingen förhandsgranskning - 2016 |
Vanliga ord och fraser
acquainted afterwards arms army Articles of War bastion battery body bosom brave breach brother officers Captain cause Cawnpore character charge Colonel Browne command commanding-officer commenced comrades conduct consequence considerable corporal punishment corps course court court-martial crime dead death degradation Dinapore discipline disgrace duty endeavour enemy feelings fired flogging following morning garrison ground guns hand head heard heart honour horse hundred India inflicted Keeledar kind lashes Lieutenant Shipp Lieutenant-Colonel looked Majesty's 87th Regiment manner ment mercy Mhow miles military mind Native Infantry never night non-commissioned officer obedience obliged occasion offence opinion parade Pariah dog person Pindaree War poor fellow present President prisoner proceeded racter Rajah rank received recollect replied river rupees Saugar scarcely Scindia seemed sentence sergeant shells shot Sir John Malcolm soldiers soon stood storm supposed tion troops tumbrels whole wounded young officer