Recollections of Forty Years' ServiceW. Blackwood and sons, 1903 - 386 sider |
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... interesting , little book about my early days in the Service . I therefore put together a small work , ' A Subaltern in the Royals , ' and had intended publishing it . But last winter one of the most renowned commanders of modern days ...
... interesting , little book about my early days in the Service . I therefore put together a small work , ' A Subaltern in the Royals , ' and had intended publishing it . But last winter one of the most renowned commanders of modern days ...
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... interesting . In the winter grey jackets lined with rabbit - skin fur were mostly in fashion ; in summer an easy - fitting red shell - jacket with a multitude of kangaroo - like pouch pockets in front was the infantry officer's dress ...
... interesting . In the winter grey jackets lined with rabbit - skin fur were mostly in fashion ; in summer an easy - fitting red shell - jacket with a multitude of kangaroo - like pouch pockets in front was the infantry officer's dress ...
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... interesting work or in- struction , even out in the sun for the greater part of the day , instead of being confined to barracks , as they rigidly were till the evening , where they had nothing to do except to sleep and drink their allow ...
... interesting work or in- struction , even out in the sun for the greater part of the day , instead of being confined to barracks , as they rigidly were till the evening , where they had nothing to do except to sleep and drink their allow ...
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... being up every morning at daybreak ; and the early ride through the city to the commissioners ' yamun , which I had frequently to take , was a very interesting one , CHINESE FRIENDS . 69 in seeing the Chinese citizens gradually 68 CANTON .
... being up every morning at daybreak ; and the early ride through the city to the commissioners ' yamun , which I had frequently to take , was a very interesting one , CHINESE FRIENDS . 69 in seeing the Chinese citizens gradually 68 CANTON .
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... interesting service experiences ; and one came across some eccentric characters , who were quite a source of amusement . One elderly colonel of the Indian army , with many years ' service , was never tired of vaunting the excellences of ...
... interesting service experiences ; and one came across some eccentric characters , who were quite a source of amusement . One elderly colonel of the Indian army , with many years ' service , was never tired of vaunting the excellences of ...
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