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... Account of the Principal Military Operations which have taken place in Europe from 1796 to 1870. By Major C. ADAMS , Professor of Military History at the Staff College . Edited by Captain C. COOPER KING , R.M. Artillery , Instructor of ...
... Account of the Principal Military Operations which have taken place in Europe from 1796 to 1870. By Major C. ADAMS , Professor of Military History at the Staff College . Edited by Captain C. COOPER KING , R.M. Artillery , Instructor of ...
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