Battles of the Nineteenth Century, Volume 1Cassell, 1896 - Battles |
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advance Afghan arms army artillery Ashantis attack Austrian Badajoz battalions battery battle bayonet began brave bridge brigade British bullets bush Cabul camp cantons Captain captured cavalry centre charge Colonel Colonel Durnford column command comrades corps crossed Cuirassiers dead defence division Emperor enemy enemy's English fell fight fire flank fleet followed force forward fought French front gallant Garibaldi garrison ground Guard guns hand hill horses Hussars infantry Italian Kassassin killed King La Haye Sainte Lieutenant Lord Raglan MacMahon Matabele miles morning Murat Napoleon native night o'clock officers Palermo Plevna position Prince reached rear redoubts regiment retire retreat ridge Rifles river road rode Rorke's Drift round shot rushed Russian sent shells ships shot side soldiers Sonderbund South Spicheren squadrons storm tion took troops valley victory village Vionville walls whole wounded yards Zulu
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