The History of the Corps of Royal Sappers and Miners, Volum 2Longman, Brown, Green, Longmans, 1855 |
Inni boken
Resultat 1-5 av 40
Side 36
... regimental allowances . The royal mail steamer ' Tay , ' on her passage to Bermuda , sustained some damage to her bottom by running on shore on the Cuban coast . On her arrival at Bermuda on the 16th August , corporal Harris was ...
... regimental allowances . The royal mail steamer ' Tay , ' on her passage to Bermuda , sustained some damage to her bottom by running on shore on the Cuban coast . On her arrival at Bermuda on the 16th August , corporal Harris was ...
Side 41
... regimental allowance , was granted to them from 1s . 6d . to 4s . 6d . a - day . The sergeant received the highest rate , the privates the lowest . In winter they were mostly in tents , with snow around and a humid soil beneath ; and ...
... regimental allowance , was granted to them from 1s . 6d . to 4s . 6d . a - day . The sergeant received the highest rate , the privates the lowest . In winter they were mostly in tents , with snow around and a humid soil beneath ; and ...
Side 48
... regimental pay , ranged between 2s . 10d . and 3s . 9d . a day , and free rations and hotel expenses were also allowed them.6 The war in Kaffirland again broke out this year and afforded ample employment for the two companies of the ...
... regimental pay , ranged between 2s . 10d . and 3s . 9d . a day , and free rations and hotel expenses were also allowed them.6 The war in Kaffirland again broke out this year and afforded ample employment for the two companies of the ...
Side 50
... regiment , fifty marines and some sailors , under Lieu- tenant Owen , R.E. , constructed a flying bridge of boats , & c . for crossing the Fish river mouth , and threw up a field - work on the right bank . In this service private John ...
... regiment , fifty marines and some sailors , under Lieu- tenant Owen , R.E. , constructed a flying bridge of boats , & c . for crossing the Fish river mouth , and threw up a field - work on the right bank . In this service private John ...
Side 95
... regiment , threw a raft of casks for the passage of his Excellency Sir Harry Smith , and his guard , over the rivers Umgani , Mooi , Bushman's , and the two Tugela's . Sir Harry was taking a peaceful tour of the colony from the frontier ...
... regiment , threw a raft of casks for the passage of his Excellency Sir Harry Smith , and his guard , over the rivers Umgani , Mooi , Bushman's , and the two Tugela's . Sir Harry was taking a peaceful tour of the colony from the frontier ...
Andre utgaver - Vis alle
The History of the Corps of Royal Sappers and Miners, Volum 2 Thomas William John Connolly Uten tilgangsbegrensning - 1855 |
Vanlige uttrykk og setninger
a-day afterwards appointed April assisted August Balaklava battery Bermuda boats bridge British camp Cape Captain carried charge Chatham cloth Colonel colour-sergeant command conduct constructed Corfu corporal corps detachment died discharged Ditto Ditto Ditto division draughtsmen Drowned duty Edition employed employment encampment enemy Engravings enlisted executed exertions Exhibition expedition feet fire Fort Brown four George Gibraltar guns honour horses instruments island January July June Kaffirs Killed King William's Town labour Lance-corporal landed Lieutenant Lord Lord Raglan March ment miles military night non-commissioned officers observations October operations Ordnance ordnance survey party patrol pontoon Post 8vo price 21s rank and file regiment removed rendered river road Robert royal artillery royal engineers royal sappers sappers and miners second-corporal September sergeant sergeant-major siege Sir John soldiers Southampton station superintendence survey surveyors theodolite THOMAS tion triangulation troops Varna vols waggons William Woodcuts Woolwich zeal
Populære avsnitt
Side 18 - The Hebrew People ; or, The History and Religion of the Israelites, from the Origin of the Nation to the Time of Christ. In two Parts, crown 8vo. price 12s. The Rev. Sydney Smith's Miscellaneous Works : Including his Contributions to The Edinburgh Review.
Side 5 - Greek Concordance of the New Testament : Being an Attempt at a Verbal Connexion between the Greek and the English Texts ; including a Concordance to the Proper Names, with Indexes, GreekEnglish and English-Greek. New Edition, with a new Index. Royal Svo. price 42s. The Englishman's Hebrew and Chaldee Concordance of the Old Testament : Being an Attempt at a Verbal Connection between the Original and the English Translations ; with Indexes, a List of the Proper Names and their Occurrences, &c.
Side 15 - TREATISE ON FOOD AND DIET: With Observations on the Dietetical Regimen suited for Disordered States of the Digestive Organs ; and an Account of the Dietaries of some of the principal Metropolitan and other Establishments for Paupers, Lunatics, Criminals, Children, the Sick, &c. By JON. PEREIRA, MDFRS & LS Author of
Side 18 - Readings for a Month preparatory to Confirmation : Compiled from the Works of Writers of the Early and of the English Church. Fcp.
Side 20 - Thomson's Tables of Interest, at Three, Four, Four-and-a-Half, and Five per Cent., from One Pound to Ten Thousand, and from 1 to 365 Days, in a regular progression of single Days ; with Interest at all the above Rates, from One to Twelve Months, and from One to Ten Years.
Side 13 - Fcp. 8vo. price 10s. cloth ; bound in roan, 12s. ; calf lettered, 12s. 6d. Merivale. — A History of the Romans under the Empire.
Side 4 - Copland. — A Dictionary of Practical Medicine : Comprising General Pathology, the Nature and Treatment of Diseases, Morbid Structures, and the Disorders especially...
Side 2 - Encyclopaedia of Rural Sports; Or, a complete Account, Historical, Practical, and Descriptive, of Hunting, Shooting, Fishing, Racing, and other Field Sports and Athletic Amusements of the present day.
Side 13 - TREASURY OF KNOWLEDGE AND LIBRARY OF REFERENCE. Comprising an English Dictionary and Grammar, Universal Gazetteer, Classical Dictionary, Chronology, Law Dictionary, &c.
Side 7 - Visits to Remarkable Places : Old Halls, Battle-Fields, and Scenes illustrative of Striking Passages in English History and Poetry. By WILLIAM HOWITT. 2 vols. square crown 8vo. with Wood Engravings, 25s. The Rural Life of England.