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... chief interest of the wood is its remarkable adaptation to the purposes of artillery and fire - arms . It is said no wood is better adapted for mortar - beds and gun - carriages , as it sustains better than any other the violent concus ...
... chief interest of the wood is its remarkable adaptation to the purposes of artillery and fire - arms . It is said no wood is better adapted for mortar - beds and gun - carriages , as it sustains better than any other the violent concus ...
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... chief to the Secretary of State for War . The department consists ( 1864 ) of 1 purveyor - in - chief , sitting at the War Office , 10 principal purveyors , 20 purveyors , 30 deputy- purveyors , and 26 purveyors ' clerks . A purveyor ...
... chief to the Secretary of State for War . The department consists ( 1864 ) of 1 purveyor - in - chief , sitting at the War Office , 10 principal purveyors , 20 purveyors , 30 deputy- purveyors , and 26 purveyors ' clerks . A purveyor ...
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... chief products are wheat , rye , flax , fruits ( especially cherries and nuts ) . Some middling wine is also produced . The high pasture- lands support great numbers of cattle , sheep , and goats . The principal minerals are iron ...
... chief products are wheat , rye , flax , fruits ( especially cherries and nuts ) . Some middling wine is also produced . The high pasture- lands support great numbers of cattle , sheep , and goats . The principal minerals are iron ...
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... Chief town Pau . Basses - P . occupies the northern slopes of the Western Pyrenees , offshoots from which divide the department into a number of valleys , each traversed by a clear mountain stream , locally known as a gave . The chief ...
... Chief town Pau . Basses - P . occupies the northern slopes of the Western Pyrenees , offshoots from which divide the department into a number of valleys , each traversed by a clear mountain stream , locally known as a gave . The chief ...
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... chief , with a quartermaster- general , who is usually a general officer , and receives £ 691 , 198. 7d . per annum , besides his other pay . At headquarters , there is a permanent quartermaster - general , responsible for all the move ...
... chief , with a quartermaster- general , who is usually a general officer , and receives £ 691 , 198. 7d . per annum , besides his other pay . At headquarters , there is a permanent quartermaster - general , responsible for all the move ...
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Chambers's Encyclopaedia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge for ..., Volume 8 Affichage du livre entier - 1868 |
Chambers's Encyclopaedia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge, Volume 8 Affichage du livre entier - 1896 |
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