Incidents in the China War of 1860: Comp. from the Private Journals of General Sir Hope Grant |
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... hands ; but Lord Elgin had more experience , and had been in China before . General de Montauban was a fine , handsome , soldier - like - looking man , apparently under sixty years of age , with a pleasant expres- sion , and in general ...
... hands ; but Lord Elgin had more experience , and had been in China before . General de Montauban was a fine , handsome , soldier - like - looking man , apparently under sixty years of age , with a pleasant expres- sion , and in general ...
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... hand to his head , and began to consider . At length , after some deliberation , he wrote down that he required a building ... hands . on a stout beam which was considerably loftier , and from the top of which our standard floated in the ...
... hand to his head , and began to consider . At length , after some deliberation , he wrote down that he required a building ... hands . on a stout beam which was considerably loftier , and from the top of which our standard floated in the ...
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... hands . and bolted . Remarks by the Editor . - In all military opera- tions beyond Europe , the provision of transport has invariably been a gigantic difficulty , and the present instance proved no exception . Native horses , mules ...
... hands . and bolted . Remarks by the Editor . - In all military opera- tions beyond Europe , the provision of transport has invariably been a gigantic difficulty , and the present instance proved no exception . Native horses , mules ...
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... hands of the English , the in- jured parties would obtain redress by represent- ing their cases to certain indicated civil officers who understood Chinese . At first all the inhabi- tants fled ; but after a few days , realising the fact ...
... hands of the English , the in- jured parties would obtain redress by represent- ing their cases to certain indicated civil officers who understood Chinese . At first all the inhabi- tants fled ; but after a few days , realising the fact ...
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... hands of a party of civilians , who were determined to wage war to the last extremity . They overruled their famous general Sang - ko - lin - sin and the military manda- rins , who were inclined for peace . [ The intestine strife which ...
... hands of a party of civilians , who were determined to wage war to the last extremity . They overruled their famous general Sang - ko - lin - sin and the military manda- rins , who were inclined for peace . [ The intestine strife which ...
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