The History of the Corps of Royal Sappers and Miners, Volum 2Longman, Brown, Green, Longmans, 1855 |
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... rivers in Canada did not permit of their being often used as bridges . After the removal of the company Colonel Oldfield , the commanding royal engineer , thus wrote of it : " The discipline of the company was not relaxed by its four ...
... rivers in Canada did not permit of their being often used as bridges . After the removal of the company Colonel Oldfield , the commanding royal engineer , thus wrote of it : " The discipline of the company was not relaxed by its four ...
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... river . In stormy weather the shaky ground would rock with the fury of the wind ; and what with the whistling of the gale through the cordage , the flapping of the tents , and the roaring of the waves , the men at night were scarcely ...
... river . In stormy weather the shaky ground would rock with the fury of the wind ; and what with the whistling of the gale through the cordage , the flapping of the tents , and the roaring of the waves , the men at night were scarcely ...
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... river was a mere desert , and the points used were at high altitudes - one of which exceeded 7,000 feet.2 In its progress northward , the party crossed the Oliphant or Elephant river on the 15th June , 1843 , and the day being Sunday ...
... river was a mere desert , and the points used were at high altitudes - one of which exceeded 7,000 feet.2 In its progress northward , the party crossed the Oliphant or Elephant river on the 15th June , 1843 , and the day being Sunday ...
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... river -- Field services with the second di- vision - Dodo's kraal - Waterloo Bay - Field services with the first division -Patrol under Lieutenant Bourchier - Conduct of corps in the campaign -Alterations in the dress - Drainage of ...
... river -- Field services with the second di- vision - Dodo's kraal - Waterloo Bay - Field services with the first division -Patrol under Lieutenant Bourchier - Conduct of corps in the campaign -Alterations in the dress - Drainage of ...
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... rivers , and the rivers deep torrents ; and such was the difficulty of pushing through the snow , that one party was four days going ten miles . There were perils too encountered of a serious cha- racter , which only stout frames and ...
... rivers , and the rivers deep torrents ; and such was the difficulty of pushing through the snow , that one party was four days going ten miles . There were perils too encountered of a serious cha- racter , which only stout frames and ...
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The History of the Corps of Royal Sappers and Miners, Volum 2 Thomas William John Connolly Uten tilgangsbegrensning - 1855 |
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