Appletons' Annual Cyclopaedia and Register of Important Events, Volume 10; Volume 25D. Appleton & Company, 1886 |
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... army could descend upon the city in a week's time . The two practicable routes to Herat follow the valleys of the Heri Rud and the Murghab . The Merv - Penjdeh route is not suitable for the passage of a large body of troops . An army ...
... army could descend upon the city in a week's time . The two practicable routes to Herat follow the valleys of the Heri Rud and the Murghab . The Merv - Penjdeh route is not suitable for the passage of a large body of troops . An army ...
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... army . A jeweled sword presented him by the Viceroy he de- clared would be used against the enemies of the British Government . The Indian Govern- ment gave him a mountain - battery , a heavy gun , 5,000 Snyder rifles , and other ...
... army . A jeweled sword presented him by the Viceroy he de- clared would be used against the enemies of the British Government . The Indian Govern- ment gave him a mountain - battery , a heavy gun , 5,000 Snyder rifles , and other ...
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... army of more than 20,000 troops , with 32 guns , was stationed in the Pishin valley , 30 miles beyond Quetta , while ... army , was divided into two army corps , commanded respectively by Gen- erals Hardinge and Sir Frederick Roberts ...
... army of more than 20,000 troops , with 32 guns , was stationed in the Pishin valley , 30 miles beyond Quetta , while ... army , was divided into two army corps , commanded respectively by Gen- erals Hardinge and Sir Frederick Roberts ...
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... army and the backward state of their armaments . Against an immediate conflict on the Afghan frontier they felt secure , and thought that , before that could come , Afghanistan would go to pieces and the richest provinces of the country ...
... army and the backward state of their armaments . Against an immediate conflict on the Afghan frontier they felt secure , and thought that , before that could come , Afghanistan would go to pieces and the richest provinces of the country ...
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... army was under the command of Gen. Rosenbach . Gen. Komaroff's army num- bered about 6,000 men , including the newly en- listed Turkomans , and had to depend upon the Caucasus for re - enforcements . At the beginning of the year the ...
... army was under the command of Gen. Rosenbach . Gen. Komaroff's army num- bered about 6,000 men , including the newly en- listed Turkomans , and had to depend upon the Caucasus for re - enforcements . At the beginning of the year the ...
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Page 228 - ... the result of the same shall be delivered to the President of the Senate, who shall thereupon announce the state of the vote...
Page 222 - Commission (hereinafter referred to as the commission), which shall be composed of five commissioners, who shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.
Page 210 - That in case any common carrier subject to the provisions of this Act shall do, cause to be done, or permit to be done, any act, matter, or thing in this Act prohibited or declared to be unlawful...
Page 231 - ... unlawful for any person, company, partnership, or corporation, in any manner whatsoever, to prepay the transportation, or in any way assist or encourage the importation or migration of any alien or aliens, any foreigner or foreigners, into the United States, its Territories, or the District of Columbia...
Page 209 - ... act, matter or thing in this act prohibited or declared to be unlawful, or who shall aid or abet therein, or shall willfully omit or fail to do any act, matter or tiling in this act required to be done...
Page 283 - The general assembly shall not delegate to any special commission, private corporation or association, any power to make, supervise, or interfere with any municipal improvement, money, property, or effects, whether held in trust or otherwise, or to levy taxes, or perform any municipal function whatever.
Page 223 - ... it shall be the duty of the Commission to investigate the matters complained of in such manner and by such means as it shall deem proper.
Page 423 - Yours of this date, proposing armistice and appointment of Commissioners to settle terms of capitulation, is just received. No terms except an unconditional and immediate surrender can be accepted. I propose to move immediately upon your works.
Page 224 - ... the carriage of freights from being continuous from the place of shipment to the place of destination; and no break of bulk, stoppage, or interruption made by such common carrier shall prevent the carriage of freights from being and being treated as one continuous carriage from the place of shipment to the place of destination...
Page 283 - No member of the Legislature shall, during the term ior •which he was elected, be appointed or elected to any civil office in the State which shall have been created, or the emoluments of which shall have been .increased, during the term for which he was elected.