Memoirs of General Miller: In the Service of the Republic of Peru, Volume 2Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, and Green, 1829 - Peru |
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... served in the peninsular war . The mass of the population , however , was decidedly against the royalists ; so that , in spite of their efforts , the aspect of affairs seemed to indicate their speedy downfall . In the mean time the ...
... served in the peninsular war . The mass of the population , however , was decidedly against the royalists ; so that , in spite of their efforts , the aspect of affairs seemed to indicate their speedy downfall . In the mean time the ...
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... serving it out . He had fortunately taken this pre- caution from the commencement of the voyage , to prevent waste . The soldiers continued to display the greatest good conduct under the torment of thirst . When the bung of the cask was ...
... serving it out . He had fortunately taken this pre- caution from the commencement of the voyage , to prevent waste . The soldiers continued to display the greatest good conduct under the torment of thirst . When the bung of the cask was ...
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... served together as cadets in the same roy- alist corps . They both transferred their services to their country at the same time , and both received captaincies in the Peruvian legion of the guard , soon after it was formed . At the ...
... served together as cadets in the same roy- alist corps . They both transferred their services to their country at the same time , and both received captaincies in the Peruvian legion of the guard , soon after it was formed . At the ...
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... served as guide to the prisoner Urdiminea , and who , upon being taken , had been ordered to prepare for the punishment due to a spy . It was contrived that this peasant should be confined where he could overhear orders given for the en ...
... served as guide to the prisoner Urdiminea , and who , upon being taken , had been ordered to prepare for the punishment due to a spy . It was contrived that this peasant should be confined where he could overhear orders given for the en ...
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... served it descending in torrents on the mountain sides . This inspired the hope that the river of Ocoña would become swollen , and impassable to the royal- ists . For several leagues he kept himself awake by lashing his back with the ...
... served it descending in torrents on the mountain sides . This inspired the hope that the river of Ocoña would become swollen , and impassable to the royal- ists . For several leagues he kept himself awake by lashing his back with the ...
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