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... fight desperately , and this was the case with these marauders ; but their struggle was inef- fectual . We could see women riding across the country at speed , with one child on their backs , and one before them . Their horses flew ...
... fight desperately , and this was the case with these marauders ; but their struggle was inef- fectual . We could see women riding across the country at speed , with one child on their backs , and one before them . Their horses flew ...
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... fight the English while he had a man left . Before we reached the fort , we understood that many of the Pindarees had accepted of the offers of the go- vernment ; numbers had been cut up , and others had flown to their homes , many of ...
... fight the English while he had a man left . Before we reached the fort , we understood that many of the Pindarees had accepted of the offers of the go- vernment ; numbers had been cut up , and others had flown to their homes , many of ...
Pagina 19
... fight next time , for I won't . " It is true that a soldier cannot do more than his duty ; every effort that he can make is due to his country , and every nerve should be exerted to promote its glory . From my own career , I am ...
... fight next time , for I won't . " It is true that a soldier cannot do more than his duty ; every effort that he can make is due to his country , and every nerve should be exerted to promote its glory . From my own career , I am ...
Pagina 20
... fight . ( We encamped about two miles from the small ridge of hills on which we afterwards erected our breaching- battery . In three days every thing was ready , when the usual offer was made to them , as we did not wish wantonly to ...
... fight . ( We encamped about two miles from the small ridge of hills on which we afterwards erected our breaching- battery . In three days every thing was ready , when the usual offer was made to them , as we did not wish wantonly to ...
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... fight would have been some kind of com- pensation . " / " Supposing that , in that great big fight , you or I should have been killed , sergeant ? " : " By my conscience , " said he , laughing 28 MEMOIRS OF JOHN SHIPP .
... fight would have been some kind of com- pensation . " / " Supposing that , in that great big fight , you or I should have been killed , sergeant ? " : " By my conscience , " said he , laughing 28 MEMOIRS OF JOHN SHIPP .
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afterwards arms army Articles of War babes bastion battery bosom brave breach Calcutta Captain Cavalry Cawnpore charge Colonel Browne command commanding-officer commenced Company comrades corporal corporal punishment corps court court-martial creatures crime dead death despatched disgrace dreadful duty enemy feelings fell fight fired flogging following morning Fort William garrison geant ghaut guns head heard heart honour horse hour hundred India infliction Keeledar lashes letter Lieutenant Shipp Lieutenant-Colonel looked Majesty's 87th Regiment manner matchlock ment mercy Mhow miles military mind Nagpore Native Infantry never night obliged offender orders Pariah dog party permitted person Pindaree war Pindarees poor fellow President prisoner proceeded punishment Rajah received recollect replied river round rupees Saugar scarcely Scindia seemed seen sentence sergeant shells shot sight Sir John Malcolm soldiers soon stood storm supposed tear troops tumbrells whole wish wounded