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Page 7
At the school at Angers he perfected himself in it , and had time , not only to pick
up all that was known of the art of war , but also to learn the principles , maxims ,
and ideas of French military science . He experienced , first under the patronage
...
At the school at Angers he perfected himself in it , and had time , not only to pick
up all that was known of the art of war , but also to learn the principles , maxims ,
and ideas of French military science . He experienced , first under the patronage
...
Page 8
His first military operation ( unnoticed by Mr . Gleig ) was the evacuation of
Ostend in the presence of the enemy , and he showed himself intrepid and
intelligent in the rear - guard during a subsequent retreat . He was promoted ( by
seniority ) ...
His first military operation ( unnoticed by Mr . Gleig ) was the evacuation of
Ostend in the presence of the enemy , and he showed himself intrepid and
intelligent in the rear - guard during a subsequent retreat . He was promoted ( by
seniority ) ...
Page 10
He set to work again as soon as he reached India , to acquire information , not
only as to the military situation , but also in regard to the political relations of the
Company . Having learnt all he could in Bengal , he visited his old friend Lord ...
He set to work again as soon as he reached India , to acquire information , not
only as to the military situation , but also in regard to the political relations of the
Company . Having learnt all he could in Bengal , he visited his old friend Lord ...
Page 12
Your presence will diminish his powers , at the same time that as it is impossible
you can know anything of military matters , your powers will not answer the
purpose which even those which he has at present may if you or Lord Clive are
not in ...
Your presence will diminish his powers , at the same time that as it is impossible
you can know anything of military matters , your powers will not answer the
purpose which even those which he has at present may if you or Lord Clive are
not in ...
Page 25
... --indeed there is reason to believe that they were used by the Sikhs in their
latest struggle with the British army , -- and Sir Howard Douglas tells us in his
work on military bridges that he was prepared to use rafts of that kind , if
necessary , in ...
... --indeed there is reason to believe that they were used by the Sikhs in their
latest struggle with the British army , -- and Sir Howard Douglas tells us in his
work on military bridges that he was prepared to use rafts of that kind , if
necessary , in ...
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| Title | The Quarterly Review, Volume 120 |
| Contributors | William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Sir John Murray, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle), George Walter Prothero |
| Publisher | John Murray, 1866 |
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