The United Service JournalH. Colburn, 1833 |
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... officers appointed to the pioneer service being taken from the corps of engineers . The engineer corps is separated into three inspections , with a general or staff officer of rank at the head of each , as engineer inspector . Each of ...
... officers appointed to the pioneer service being taken from the corps of engineers . The engineer corps is separated into three inspections , with a general or staff officer of rank at the head of each , as engineer inspector . Each of ...
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... officers of the guards , instead of shakos wears grenadier caps . The uniform is blue , ornamented by eight broad ... officers . Ditto ditto for non - commissioned officers and soldiers , ( 3 classes . ) Medal of honour for the ...
... officers of the guards , instead of shakos wears grenadier caps . The uniform is blue , ornamented by eight broad ... officers . Ditto ditto for non - commissioned officers and soldiers , ( 3 classes . ) Medal of honour for the ...
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... officers as well as privates , belonging to the third division . And here I am forced to digress so far as to say , that the officer of the light division who wrote the " Sketch of the Storming of Badajoz , " is in error when he says ...
... officers as well as privates , belonging to the third division . And here I am forced to digress so far as to say , that the officer of the light division who wrote the " Sketch of the Storming of Badajoz , " is in error when he says ...
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... officers and privates . Shawe's situation , which had always been one of peril , now became desperate ; he called out to his next senior officer ( Captain Oates , of the 88th ) , and said , " Oates , what are we to do ? " but at the ...
... officers and privates . Shawe's situation , which had always been one of peril , now became desperate ; he called out to his next senior officer ( Captain Oates , of the 88th ) , and said , " Oates , what are we to do ? " but at the ...
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... officers were killed or wounded ; and of fifteen officers , which constituted the number of those engaged , not one escaped unhurt ! Major Rudd's detachment , as also the one commanded by Captain Powis , were composed of soldiers ...
... officers were killed or wounded ; and of fifteen officers , which constituted the number of those engaged , not one escaped unhurt ! Major Rudd's detachment , as also the one commanded by Captain Powis , were composed of soldiers ...
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Page 210 - One vessel of water rarefied by fire driveth up forty of cold water ; and a man that tends the work is but to turn two cocks, that, one vessel of water being consumed, another begins to force and refill with cold water, and so successively, the fire being tended and kept constant, which the selfsame person may likewise abundantly perform in the interim, between the necessity of turning the said cocks.
Page 271 - HOLLAND on the one hand, and GREAT BRITAIN and FRANCE on the other...
Page 210 - An admirable and most forcible way to drive up water by fire, not by drawing or sucking it upwards, for that must be as the philosopher calleth it, infra spheeram activitatis, which is but at such a distance. But this way hath no bounder, if the vessels be strong enough ; for I have taken a piece of a whole cannon, whereof the end was burst, and filled it...
Page 326 - ... and it was utterly impossible to rally a single corps. The enemy, who perceived this astonishing confusion, immediately attacked with their cavalry, and increased the disorder, and such was the confusion, owing to night coming on, that it was impossible to rally the troops, and point out to them their error. Thus a battle terminated, a day of false manoeuvres rectified, the greatest success ensured for the next day all was lost by a moment of panic terror.
Page 232 - A ledge of tolerably level rock runs round three sides of the base, about six feet in width, bounded everywhere by the abrupt edge of the precipice, except in the spot where it is joined by the ridge up which we climbed. In one spot the head, though overhanging its base several feet, reaches only perpendicularly over the edge of the precipice ; and, most fortunately, it was at the very spot where we mounted. Here it was that we reckoned on getting up.
Page 233 - Here and there we could see a light twinkling in the plains, or the fire of some sugar manufactory; but not a sound of any sort reached us except an occasional shout from the party down on the shoulder (we four being the only ones above). At length, in the direction of Port Louis, a bright flash was seen, and after a long interval the sullen boom of the evening-gun.
Page 480 - How small, of all that human hearts endure, That part which laws or kings can cause or cure. Still to ourselves in every place consign' d, Our own felicity we make or find : With secret course, which no loud storms annoy, Glides the smooth current of domestic joy.
Page 233 - We burnt another blue light, and threw up two more rockets, when our laboratory being exhausted, the patient-looking insulted moon, had it all her own way again. We now rolled ourselves up in our blankets, and, having lashed Phillpotts, who is a determined sleepwalker, to Keppel's leg, we tried to sleep ; but it blew strong before the morning, and was very cold. We drank all our brandy, and kept lucking in the blankets the whole night without success.
Page 419 - I must say that I am rather disappointed in our London consultant," said Colonel Ross, bluntly, as my friend left the room. "I do not see that we are any further than when he came.
Page 449 - Cnut his uncle. A little before that, the men of Hastings and thereabout, fought two of his ships with their ships ; and slew all the men, and brought the ships to Sandwich to the king.