Garrison: Ten British Military TownsPeter Dietz Brassey's Defence Publishers, 1986 - 209 pagini |
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Pagina 70
... Chatham as a garrison town . The slow , wide River Medway is situated conveniently between Portsmouth and Deptford and it is reached easily overland from London . Troops could be moved from one base to another when threatened and the ...
... Chatham as a garrison town . The slow , wide River Medway is situated conveniently between Portsmouth and Deptford and it is reached easily overland from London . Troops could be moved from one base to another when threatened and the ...
Pagina 69
... Chatham ' conjures up an image of the dockyard , with all the bustle and noise and smells one would associate with creation and repair of great ' ships of the line ' , now sadly all departed . Chatham has , however , also been temporary ...
... Chatham ' conjures up an image of the dockyard , with all the bustle and noise and smells one would associate with creation and repair of great ' ships of the line ' , now sadly all departed . Chatham has , however , also been temporary ...
Pagina 74
... Chatham . These were to be reinforced by troops of horse based at Gravesend , Maidstone and Sittingbourne plus the militia from Kent in times of crises . A major series of fortifications was again embarked upon , together with the ...
... Chatham . These were to be reinforced by troops of horse based at Gravesend , Maidstone and Sittingbourne plus the militia from Kent in times of crises . A major series of fortifications was again embarked upon , together with the ...
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