The Works of Theodore Roosevelt: The rough ridersCollier, 1899 |
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... train them in manœuvring together , and to have them ready to sail against either the Cuban or the Spanish coasts ; gathering the torpedo - boats into a flotilla for practice ; securing ample target exercise , so conducted as to raise ...
... train them in manœuvring together , and to have them ready to sail against either the Cuban or the Spanish coasts ; gathering the torpedo - boats into a flotilla for practice ; securing ample target exercise , so conducted as to raise ...
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... taking care of their bodily wants . His cease- less effort was so to train them , care for them , and inspire them as to bring their fighting efficiency to the highest possible pitch . He required instant obe- dience Raising the Regiment ...
... taking care of their bodily wants . His cease- less effort was so to train them , care for them , and inspire them as to bring their fighting efficiency to the highest possible pitch . He required instant obe- dience Raising the Regiment ...
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... trains of laden mules through the Indian - haunted country surrounding some outpost of civilization . There were men who had won fame as Rocky Moun- tain stage - drivers , or who had spent endless days in guiding the slow wagon - trains ...
... trains of laden mules through the Indian - haunted country surrounding some outpost of civilization . There were men who had won fame as Rocky Moun- tain stage - drivers , or who had spent endless days in guiding the slow wagon - trains ...
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... train them in open - order work , skir- mishing and firing . Here their woodcraft and plainscraft , their knowledge of the rifle , helped us very much . Skirmishing they took to naturally , which was fortunate , as practically all our ...
... train them in open - order work , skir- mishing and firing . Here their woodcraft and plainscraft , their knowledge of the rifle , helped us very much . Skirmishing they took to naturally , which was fortunate , as practically all our ...
Page 38
... train our men to use the sabre a weapon utterly alien to them ; but with the rifle and revolver they were already familiar . Many of my cavalry friends in the past had insisted to me that the revolver was a better weapon than the sword ...
... train our men to use the sabre a weapon utterly alien to them ; but with the rifle and revolver they were already familiar . Many of my cavalry friends in the past had insisted to me that the revolver was a better weapon than the sword ...
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