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Page 72
... decided to withdraw the Army , but not before Paget had been given command of a Brigade . Two years later he achieved his ambition to become a cavalry soldier on being appointed Colonel of the 17th Light Dragoons , with whom he was to ...
... decided to withdraw the Army , but not before Paget had been given command of a Brigade . Two years later he achieved his ambition to become a cavalry soldier on being appointed Colonel of the 17th Light Dragoons , with whom he was to ...
Page 97
... decided to take in more members . The reason for the de- cision is set out in the current subscription book : ' We the Managers having ex- amined the Books of the Club and being convinced that no profit whatever is now derived from ...
... decided to take in more members . The reason for the de- cision is set out in the current subscription book : ' We the Managers having ex- amined the Books of the Club and being convinced that no profit whatever is now derived from ...
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... decided to visit Sicily and Egypt . Then sud- denly , on hearing better reports from the front , Lord John decided to part from his companions and make a hazardous journey to Madrid , from which the French had now withdrawn . He carried ...
... decided to visit Sicily and Egypt . Then sud- denly , on hearing better reports from the front , Lord John decided to part from his companions and make a hazardous journey to Madrid , from which the French had now withdrawn . He carried ...
Contents
Foreword | 11 |
Early Elections | 19 |
Gaming and the Betting Book I | 35 |
Copyright | |
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