Incidents in the China War of 1860: Comp. from the Private Journals of General Sir Hope Grant |
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... appeared to me to merit special attention . It is necessary to explain that , in accordance with the General's directions , I have abstained from narrating certain facts , and from inserting certain correspondence , closely affecting ...
... appeared to me to merit special attention . It is necessary to explain that , in accordance with the General's directions , I have abstained from narrating certain facts , and from inserting certain correspondence , closely affecting ...
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... appearance , and we were not long in becoming excellent friends . From him I learnt that Lieutenant - General Cousin de Montauban , 2 the French military com- mander - in - chief , had gone to Shanghai , but that their senior naval ...
... appearance , and we were not long in becoming excellent friends . From him I learnt that Lieutenant - General Cousin de Montauban , 2 the French military com- mander - in - chief , had gone to Shanghai , but that their senior naval ...
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... appearance tall and strong made , with a remarkably good expression of counte- nance . I was sorry to find that the chief diplomatic power was to be taken out of his hands ; but Lord Elgin had more experience , and had been in China ...
... appearance tall and strong made , with a remarkably good expression of counte- nance . I was sorry to find that the chief diplomatic power was to be taken out of his hands ; but Lord Elgin had more experience , and had been in China ...
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... appearance quite the " beau sabreur . " On 8th April , the official reply to our ultimatum arrived from Pekin , and was " cheeky " in the ex- treme , refusing point - blank all our demands . No doubt one reason for this was that our ...
... appearance quite the " beau sabreur . " On 8th April , the official reply to our ultimatum arrived from Pekin , and was " cheeky " in the ex- treme , refusing point - blank all our demands . No doubt one reason for this was that our ...
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... appearance in the neighbourhood of Shanghai , where the panic amongst the native population was excessive , and the trade was stopped in consequence . Ho , the governor of 1 The insurgents were distinguished by the length of their hair ...
... appearance in the neighbourhood of Shanghai , where the panic amongst the native population was excessive , and the trade was stopped in consequence . Ho , the governor of 1 The insurgents were distinguished by the length of their hair ...
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