Incidents in the China War of 1860: Comp. from the Private Journals of General Sir Hope Grant |
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... Advance through the mud -Surrender of the town - The hidden shells - Tales of vio- lence - Dread of fire - Reconnaissance and search for water -Sir Hope Grant resolves to continue march , and General de Montauban at length acquiesces ...
... Advance through the mud -Surrender of the town - The hidden shells - Tales of vio- lence - Dread of fire - Reconnaissance and search for water -Sir Hope Grant resolves to continue march , and General de Montauban at length acquiesces ...
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... advance - French " miss " our track - Fruitless search for them - They are discovered at the Summer Palace -Sir Hope visits Summer Palace - Looting - Chinese con- sent to release the envoys , who return to camp - Their sad story ...
... advance - French " miss " our track - Fruitless search for them - They are discovered at the Summer Palace -Sir Hope visits Summer Palace - Looting - Chinese con- sent to release the envoys , who return to camp - Their sad story ...
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... advance on the north . It is possible that when the Pekin Government becomes more alive to their magnitude than it is at present , more moderate counsels may prevail ; but I am led to conclude , from the most reliable sources of ...
... advance on the north . It is possible that when the Pekin Government becomes more alive to their magnitude than it is at present , more moderate counsels may prevail ; but I am led to conclude , from the most reliable sources of ...
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Comp. from the Private Journals of General Sir Hope Grant Sir James Hope Grant, Sir Henry Knollys. ยท 1 SA MA 51 CHAPTER III . DISEMBARKATION NEAR PEH - TANG ADVANCE.
Comp. from the Private Journals of General Sir Hope Grant Sir James Hope Grant, Sir Henry Knollys. ยท 1 SA MA 51 CHAPTER III . DISEMBARKATION NEAR PEH - TANG ADVANCE.
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... ADVANCE WATER - SIR HOPE THROUGH THE MUD- SURRENDER OF THE TOWN - THE HIDDEN SHELLS TALES OF VIOLENCE - DREAD OF FIRE - RE- CONNAISSANCE AND SEARCH FOR GRANT RESOLVES TO CONTINUE MARCH , AND GENERAL DE MONTAUBAN AT LENGTH ACQUIESCES ...
... ADVANCE WATER - SIR HOPE THROUGH THE MUD- SURRENDER OF THE TOWN - THE HIDDEN SHELLS TALES OF VIOLENCE - DREAD OF FIRE - RE- CONNAISSANCE AND SEARCH FOR GRANT RESOLVES TO CONTINUE MARCH , AND GENERAL DE MONTAUBAN AT LENGTH ACQUIESCES ...
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