Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 168W. Blackwood, 1900 - Scotland |
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Page 16
... regiment , battalion , or battery is not a concourse of fortuitous atoms . It has not , like Topsy , " growed , " but every man , horse , and gun has been the object of the minutest and most prolonged care . And , besides the actual ...
... regiment , battalion , or battery is not a concourse of fortuitous atoms . It has not , like Topsy , " growed , " but every man , horse , and gun has been the object of the minutest and most prolonged care . And , besides the actual ...
Page 18
... in the little cockpit at Aldershot . As far as they went they were extremely use- ful , but how far did they go ? They occurred but seldom , and comparatively few regiments had a chance of taking part in 18 [ July Our Officers .
... in the little cockpit at Aldershot . As far as they went they were extremely use- ful , but how far did they go ? They occurred but seldom , and comparatively few regiments had a chance of taking part in 18 [ July Our Officers .
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comparatively few regiments had a chance of taking part in them . The concentration of troops caused some expenditure , and the expense was not easily sanctioned . Then the man- œuvre space was terribly con- fined . Two problems were ...
comparatively few regiments had a chance of taking part in them . The concentration of troops caused some expenditure , and the expense was not easily sanctioned . Then the man- œuvre space was terribly con- fined . Two problems were ...
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... regiment , and are only. relaxations of life . Because a soldier , therefore , does not al- ways talk about soldiering , it must not be inferred that he does not take a deep interest in the subject : - " The officer is seen well dressed ...
... regiment , and are only. relaxations of life . Because a soldier , therefore , does not al- ways talk about soldiering , it must not be inferred that he does not take a deep interest in the subject : - " The officer is seen well dressed ...
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... regiments in which a man can serve as an officer without finding that he has to pay largely for the privilege ... regiment for a week will see much more of asceticism than dissipation at the mess . Public opinion emphatically con ...
... regiments in which a man can serve as an officer without finding that he has to pay largely for the privilege ... regiment for a week will see much more of asceticism than dissipation at the mess . Public opinion emphatically con ...
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