The Living Age, Volume 213E. Littell & Company, 1897 |
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... force and placed their reliance thereon . He had come from Durham with a con- tingent of malcontents , and was now returning thither on foot in company with the local leaders . These were in- telligent mechanics , seeking clumsily and ...
... force and placed their reliance thereon . He had come from Durham with a con- tingent of malcontents , and was now returning thither on foot in company with the local leaders . These were in- telligent mechanics , seeking clumsily and ...
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... force . Enough had been done to call attention to the Chester - le - Street meeting , and give it the desired promi- nence in the eyes of the nation . " Get back ! Go to your homes ! " he was shouting , with upraised arms , when the ...
... force . Enough had been done to call attention to the Chester - le - Street meeting , and give it the desired promi- nence in the eyes of the nation . " Get back ! Go to your homes ! " he was shouting , with upraised arms , when the ...
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... in possession of our arms and ammunition , by a force of 3.217 British , with Sikhs and Gurkas , the total never reaching ten thousand troops of all kinds . The besiegers were themselves besieged 12 Forty - one Years in India .
... in possession of our arms and ammunition , by a force of 3.217 British , with Sikhs and Gurkas , the total never reaching ten thousand troops of all kinds . The besiegers were themselves besieged 12 Forty - one Years in India .
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... force , only to find himself amongst enemies who were vastly superior in numbers and position . An incident is given which marks the intense determination to which the real leaders of the British force had worked themselves as they ...
... force , only to find himself amongst enemies who were vastly superior in numbers and position . An incident is given which marks the intense determination to which the real leaders of the British force had worked themselves as they ...
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... force of ninety - six thousand British soldiers in India , more than twice the number which existed before the Mutiny broke out , besides a large body of reliable native troops . By that date the reconquest of India by the triumphant ...
... force of ninety - six thousand British soldiers in India , more than twice the number which existed before the Mutiny broke out , besides a large body of reliable native troops . By that date the reconquest of India by the triumphant ...
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