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... fell a victim to the demon of its marshes . About 5 a . m . of the 7th the infantry and bag- gage were en route , leaving the cavalry , com- manded by Colonel Richepanse ( son of the cele- brated general of the same name ) , to bring up ...
... fell a victim to the demon of its marshes . About 5 a . m . of the 7th the infantry and bag- gage were en route , leaving the cavalry , com- manded by Colonel Richepanse ( son of the cele- brated general of the same name ) , to bring up ...
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... fell above thirty feet perpendicular into the bed of the river : nevertheless , though heavily laden , it escaped serious injury . Such little incidents are of course of frequent occurrence during the march of a column through a rough ...
... fell above thirty feet perpendicular into the bed of the river : nevertheless , though heavily laden , it escaped serious injury . Such little incidents are of course of frequent occurrence during the march of a column through a rough ...
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... fell into the hands of the troops en route . A Sheikh of the " Harib " tribe , ( a fraction , I believe , of the " Oued - Belli , " who occupy a con- siderable territory in the vicinity of Hamza , ) one Saïd - ben - Omar , paid me a ...
... fell into the hands of the troops en route . A Sheikh of the " Harib " tribe , ( a fraction , I believe , of the " Oued - Belli , " who occupy a con- siderable territory in the vicinity of Hamza , ) one Saïd - ben - Omar , paid me a ...
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... fell to rise no more , and the soldiers rejoiced that their deceased comrade was so speedily avenged . One man of our squadron was left behind . at the halt , and fears were rife that he had fallen a prey to the crafty foe . I had ...
... fell to rise no more , and the soldiers rejoiced that their deceased comrade was so speedily avenged . One man of our squadron was left behind . at the halt , and fears were rife that he had fallen a prey to the crafty foe . I had ...
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... fell in with the arrière - garde . Several gourbies of the Beni - Yala were fired , in consequence of their having thus commenced hostilities . They are a powerful and warlike tribe , inhabiting a territory extending from the southern ...
... fell in with the arrière - garde . Several gourbies of the Beni - Yala were fired , in consequence of their having thus commenced hostilities . They are a powerful and warlike tribe , inhabiting a territory extending from the southern ...
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Abd-el-Kader Africa Algeria Algiers amidst amongst ancient Arab arms army arrived Atlas attack Bedeau beneath Beni-Abbés Beni-Idjer Bêtna bishop Biskra bivouack Bône Bougie Boursali brushwood burnooses Caïd camp cavaliers chief Christian cloth colony column command Constantine corn cous-coussou dashkrah desert Djebel douar Edition Emir encamped Engravings expedition eyes fatigue Fcap fell fire Foolscap 8vo France French gardens gourbies Guelma guns Hadjoutes halt hand head heights History horses hour hundred inhabitants J. C. Loudon journey Kabaïles Kabyle Khalif late latter leagues lofty Loudon Marrabbutts Marshal Marshal Bugeaud Metidja morocco Moslem mountains mule neighbourhood neighbouring night numerous officers Oued Zenati passed plain Plates Post 8vo present prisoners remarkable river rocks Roman route Setif sheikh shot side Sidi sirocco slopes soldiers spahis spot Sultan tent Tlemsen Tolba town traversed tribe troops valley vast villages vols whilst wild Wood Woodcuts wounded Zouaves
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